[C320-list] Water leak

[pat reynolds]

If it is one of the water tanks try shutting the valves on both tanks.  if this does not stop the water from entering the bilge possibly there is a leak in one of the tanks itself.  You should be able to see the water level decrease if the leak is big enough to cause the pump to come on.  Since the boat is not in the water the only reason clean  water should be leaking into the bilge is from the tanks (unless it is raining and that is another story.)
From: "dprudden at comcast.net" <dprudden at comcast.net>
To: C320-list at catalina320.com 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:49 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Water leak

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