[C320-list] (no subject)

[Kevin]

Wow. So it seems I'm not alone. I, too, have been collecting clear water under the holding tank. It's a tough area to get to.

I will continue to try to figure out the source and will also pass along anything I find.

Kevin
Cecilia Ann, #211
Deale, MD





----- Original Message ----
From: annika brancato <annikabrancato at hotmail.com>
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, October 6, 2009 9:31:38 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] (no subject)


We've encounter the same problem, with seemingly clear water under the holding tank.  It tends to show up after a strong sail with heavy heel.  We've tried to figure it out by eliminating other sources but we are still clue less.  Please keep us posted if you find the source.



Annika & Dino Brancato

Snapshot #95

Toronto, Ontario
> 
> 
> 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
> >