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[Scott Thompson]

Hi Dave:

Engine raw water hose did this to me last year.  That pump can fill the 
bilges FAST!  Of course if it's really bad then the engine overheats at 
the same time.

Scott

Chris Burti wrote:
> First guess would be your hot water heater pressure
> relief valve. Assumming you have one and assuming the
> heat exchanger is hooked to your engine.
> 
> Second guess, one of your engine raw water hoses.
> 
> --- David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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!)
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> Chris Burti
> "Commitment"
> Catalina 320, #867, 
> Farmville, NC
> 
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