[C320-list] Fresh Water Leak

[Irving Grunes]

Jim,
Did you chech all the connections to the cockpit shower??
Irv
 #851


On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, jim pasley <paslej1 at charter.net> wrote:

> OK. I give up. I need your help.
> I just de-winterized Dream Weaver's fresh water system. Filled both tanks
> and an hour later, all the water is in the bilge. Here is what I have done
> so far.
> 1. Pulled the galley cabinet and checked every fitting for leaks with the
> system pressurized. No Leaks.
> 2. Check under the sink in the head. No leaks.
> 3. Checked the fittings at the shut off valves under the aft cabin. No
> leaks.
> 4. Checked the fittings connected to the tanks. No leak forward tank. Aft
> tank it looks like it is leaking a little so I pulled it loose and
> reinstalled with pipe tape and gasket sealer.
>
> I then shut off the valve to the aft tank, opened the valve to the forward
> tank and pressurized the systen. It pumped up and shut off. I figured I
> would just run the forward tank. Went down to the boat after an hour and now
> the forward tank is empty and the bilge is full again.
> I give up!
> With the forward tank valve open and the aft tank valve closed, can the
> forward tank still siphon into the aft tank? I am assuming I have a leak in
> the aft tank, but can't prove this is the case.
> This is a major leak. The front and aft tank will drain in less than an
> hour. There is no water in the forward section under the forward tank.
> All the water seems to be flowing from the aft part of the boat, but I
> cannot find the source. Maybe one of you has run into this problem before.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Jim Pasley
> Dream Weaver 691
>