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[Peter Herron]

Three other places to check if it's fresh water:
- cockpit shower fittings
- fittings under the head sink
- fittings under the galley sink (pull out the drawers and the sink  
cabinet)

More than a little bit of water could mean the fresh water pump was  
cycling, and that you would hear it.

Pete
Dreamtime, #329
King Harbor, CA


On Oct 6, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Warren Updike wrote:

> OK, I have a problem I can't fathom. I'm having about 2 gal. of  
> water show
> up on the starboard side under the holding tank. I can't find the  
> source. I
> pump it out with a manual pump and it returns, always about the same  
> amount.
>
>
> Those with the newer bilge design won't understand this post. The  
> older
> models have a very different bilge design.
>
> The water is clear other than the sandy dirt that apparently washes  
> out from
> the original construction debris. I thought it must have come from  
> the fresh
> water system; but, now I'm not so sure.
>
> The area around the holding tank is punctuated by a number of  
> conduits for
> wires and hoses. There appears to be no other way for water to get  
> into this
> area. In looking around for water, there is none showing under the  
> head,
> very little under the galley, none under the port water tank, and  
> none in
> the bilge spaces aft of the fwd water tank. It seems to only appear  
> after a
> strong sail in 10-25kt winds where we get a decent heel. I've pulled  
> the
> center section of cabin sole over the keel bolts to find some  
> dampness but
> nothing to indicate a real flow of water.  I'm considering putting  
> food
> coloring in the water tanks to see if that is the source. I can find  
> no
> other standing water in the bilge areas.
>
> Has anyone had this condition or have any ideas about how I might  
> proceed?
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
>
>