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[Allan Field]

Jon - I had the same problem on Sea Shadow with the hot water heater.  I
finally replaced the temperature-pressure valve (about $20 from Seaward) and
problem solved.  But you raise a good point for David - when he does the
taste test to see if the water is fresh or salty, he also should do a
temperature check. 

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

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David,

Two places to look if you haven't already are the hot water heater(regulator
valve) and your water tanks (inspection ports)...I plumbed a plastic tube to
my heater's regulator which feeds to a plastic soda bottle and get about a
1/3 liter a week when the heater is on or we are motoring for extended
periods....This will drain into the bilge from where the reefer hose drains
(on certain hull #'s)....Good luck..

Regards,

Jon Vez

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> 

> Got out (finally!) for the first time this season over the weekend. 
> 
> When I left, all sections of the bilge under the main salon were bone 
> dry. When I'm not on the boat I leave the floor section bilge covers 
> off and I have a solar fan in the main cabin hatch that keeps the 
> bilge dry. 
> 
> After sailing and then motoring for about 2 hours we anchored and I 
> checked the bilge and found 1" - 3" of water in all sections under 
> the main salon. I noticed while we were at anchor that the float 
> switch was activated at least once and moved some water out. 
> 
> When I retuned home the next day, I hand pumped and emptied 5 buckets 
> of water out of the bilge. Water seemed to be seeping in from the aft- 
> most opening, around (but not through) the tube which I believe 
> drains the reefer. 
> 
> I've checked all through-hulls and inspected everywhere I could think 
> of. Everywhere is bone dry. No moisture around or below the engine or 
> the shaft. I just took the boat out and motored around for about half 
> an hour. A couple times I noticed a tiny bit of wetness coming in 
> around that aft hole. 
> 
> Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any ideas where water could be 
> coming from that would drain into the bilge from that opening? 
> 
> BTW, This will be our second full season with the boat. We love it. 
> And this list is great. We keep the boat in Cattail Creek, on the 
> Magothy River, which is on the Chesapeake, one river north of 
> Annapolis. We're in the same community as Scott Thompson (Surprise 
> #653), whose boat is about 100 yards from us. 
> 
> David Nolte 
> Beach House #4 
> (the oldest boat I've seen on this list!) 
> 
>