[C320-list] Taking on water

[David Nolte]

To clarify, when I referred to water in "all sections" of the bilge,  
I meant all sections under the the main salon. along the centerline,  
from the compression post aft to just before the galley.

Thanks,

David Nolte
Beach House #4


On May 31, 2006, at 1:27 PM, David Nolte wrote:

> Got out (finally!) for the first time this season over the weekend.
>
> When I left, all sections of the bilge 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. 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!)