[C320-list] Water in Bilge and Keel Bolts

[Chris Burti]

I have a small, occasional leak in the same place, no
leak in the locker and have not been abble to trace
the source in three years as it never leaks when I am
on the boat.

--- Quentin Murphy <qmurphy at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> This weekend I noticed the bedding to be wet around
> the edges in the aft
> cabin.  I checked underneath (water pump, stuffing
> box etc) and all were ok.
> When the engine was running I noticed the
> anti-siphon loop to be slowly
> leaking in the cockpit locker.  I will repair this
> tomorrow (probably a
> stuck rubber part).  There was water in the bottom
> of this locker.  Can this
> water leak from here to the wooden teak trim rail
> above the bedding on the
> port side of the aft cabin. Is there a seam behind
> this teak rail?  I
> noticed the bottom of the cockpit locker is all one
> piece with no seams.
> There is a hole for the hose leading to this
> anti-siphon loop, but that
> appears lower than the teak rail in a aft cabin.  I
> noticed tiny amounts a
> water to drip down from this teak rail.  The other
> possibility for the
> wetness in this cabin is condensation from the
> icebox, but there was more
> water than that I would think.
> 
> Quentin
> Celtic Knot #667
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf
> Of Charles Greenwell
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:59 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Water in Bilge and Keel Bolts
> 
> 
> Yep,  have checked the tanks.  They are empty.
> 
> I have isolated the 2 deep bilge bowls.  The one
> with the bilge pump and the
> on just forward.  These 2 areas fill with water over
> night.  Tonight I will
> plug the drain hole from the forward area and try to
> see if it is just the
> center that accumulates the water.
> 
> Randy
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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