[C320-list] leak

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 I'm in a lake so the taste test won't work. I' haven't checked the rear tank because getting the mattresses out of the way is a PITA. That's a good suggestion though. I'll drain the tank and see if the leak stops.
Thanks

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Moriarty <patm at psiurethanes.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 9:57 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] leak


If you are in salt water taste test it, I have had the rear tank 
break the fitting and drain the tank slowly. Also the sink drain in 
the head fell off one time and fell down just enough to be a slow leak.

At 09:19 AM 5/27/2010, you wrote:

>
>
>Iwas resting in the cockpit the  other night, while in the slip, 
>andnoticed that my bilge pump was coming on sporadically. It would 
>pump afew seconds and shut off.   As far as I know this is something 
>new. The water is very slowly entering the bilge from somewhere aft. 
>Ichecked the packing gland and all was dry in that area. The 
>holdingtank compartment is dry. I don't believe it is from fresh 
>water linesbecause the freshwater pump does not cycle from a 
>pressure loss. I havethe aft water tank shut off (but filled) and 
>operate from the forwardtank. I also have a third water tank in the 
>steering quadrant area thatis dedicated to the toilet but that area 
>also is dry.The boat is a2008, #1146.  The leak is just a very slow 
>trickle that takes probably1/2 hour or more to raise the level 
>enough to activate the bilge pump. I'd appreciate any suggestions on 
>where else to look.
>
>Thanx
>Bill
>
>

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