[C320-list] Water leak

[Karl Mielenhausen]

dprudden,

Ted had it right... if you have both tanks feeding the pump, the
forward tank will siphon into the aft tank (at least  until it is down
a few gallons). Since the inspection ports are tough to keep
water-tight, the one on the aft tank overflows. Best to turn off one
of the tanks after it has filled. You probably want to feed the tanks
sequentially anyway so you have a better idea of consumption rates. We
drain the aft first since we have so much weight on the stern (dingy,
davits, outboard, me, etc.). Others have suggested draining the
forward tank first to reduce "plowing" into waves.
BTW owners, listing your hull # will improve the
quality/appropriateness of the answers you receive. Especially
important when it comes to engine issues.

Karl

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 6:49 PM,  <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
> Ok, the new (to me) boat arrived today on a trailer, and gets relaunched tomorrow morning. I topped off the water tanks, and the forward tank must have been about empty, the stern tank taking very little. Here's the problem-the bilge keeps slowly filling up, kicking on the bilge pump. I can see a slow trickle entering the art end if the bilge....any ideas?????
>
> Thanks for any suggestions