Had a great sail this arvo on Lake Macquarie in what is typically an ugly wind be was surprisingly good.

Long story short in a hurry to get on the water I left the air vent open for the first 15 minutes or so of sailing before coming in and closing it up and going back out.

When I got home I had took the screw completely out and only a few drops of water came out. Its sitting in the garage upside down "drying out".

Does anyone know if I'm likely to cause damage by not completely drying it out?

I don't want to drill a hole in the tail to drain it. I was thinking about leaving it out in the sun tomorrow to dry it out?

I did a few searches for previous forums on this but nothing came up.

Any ideas.

cheers

So I have a ~1.5yr old JP widebody that I bought new.

Has been a great board, lots of family and friend use.

I always look after it, don't bash it around.

2nd last time I used it, carrying it back to car the nose is heavy, ie the carry handle feels like it's not on the balance point anymore.

Left it for a month or so, then last time I used it, thought, no must have been imagining it last time, feels fine. However by the end it definitely felt a lot heavier to lift back to car, but it could just be tiredness.

How do I know if it's taking on water?

If so, will it dry out if left long enough?

And what do do... go over it with a fine tooth comb looking for a crack or ding maybe? If so, how do I know the right time to plug it up?

Any advice/experience helpful.