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I bought my Dauntless brand new in 1999 and have had 17 almost maintenance free boating seasons. Recently she has water not only in the rear but also about an inch worth of water in the dry storage at the center console. The through hull tube and drain plug were recently replaced. I'm not a boat engineer but didn't think with the design that even if water is getting into the rear that there was any way it could get up to the dry storage.

We boat in a saltwater environment but haven't run up on a sand bar, pluff mud bank or oyster bed in will over ten years so there hasn't been any jarring of the hull other than cutting through waves.

If anyone has any suggestions of what to look for I'd love to hear them before I take it in to the dealer for repair.

Thanks!