My boat is stored outdoors with an elaborate cover system that has worked well in the past. I still go out and check on it every month or so depending on what kind of weather we have had.
I went out yesterday to check on her. I had not been out since Christmas and the cover structure had failed. At first I saw a big swimming pool of water collected in the middle or the tarp/cover and thought it would be ok because the water had been kept out of the boat and just collected in the big low place created by the weight of the water. After getting the water out of the tarp swimming pool I took the covers off and found to my horror that the drain hole had become clogged and that the boat had filled with water up to the floor and in the back (the boat is tipped up) over the floor by several inches!
As I look for a warm dry place to get her dried out I'm trying to think of all the things that will have to be checked out. Everything that was removable was stored in the garage so seat cushions won't be a problem. The tranny was about 2/3 submerged so I'm guessing some water in there needs to be flushed out. The big question is how long was the water in there and how much managed to find its way into what piece of wood that has some small perferation in the glass. I'm trying not to have a cow about it but this is just not the way I wanted to start the new year. Any words of wisdom would be helpful. Wish me luck!