[C320-list] Leak in bilge

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 The mast is a real possibility. My boat is on my trailer in the lot and at my last visit, there was some water in the bilge (too much for condensation). When the boat was hauled, I completely dried out all bilge areas. With the boat out of the water, precipitation is the only possible answer and the mast is the likely culprit. I also have water in the well for the emergency tiller so that gasket must be bad too. I put antifreeze (the green stuff) in both the bilge and the emergency tiller well.

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Budelmann <krbmd77 at charter.net>
To: Catalina320.org <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 12:02 pm
Subject: [C320-list] Leak in bilge


Hey, I am having a slow leak in the bilge right by the bilge pump.  No 
collections of water fore or aft of this location.  Can water leak down from top 
of mast?  Can water leak from the keel bolts?  Also there is a floor joist 
crossing at that location but I can find no evidence of leaks from ports.  I 
don't think keel bolts were ever re- tightened and the boat has never been out 
of the water since original launch.  Can the bolts be tightened in the water or 
does the boat have to be on the hard?

Kurt R Budelmann