[C320-list] Leaking Compass Housing

[Colin Evans]

It`s not the compass fluid, it`s rain water 

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Regards
Colin Evans
Watermark #774
Lake Macquarie, Australia

 

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irving Grunes
Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 7:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Leaking Compass Housing

If the compass was leaking you would have an air bubble at the top of the
dome
irv
2001 #851

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Colin Evans <twosailors at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Rick,
> I covered the throttle lever and compass and doused the wheel shaft with
> water where it goes into the binnacle.  Nothing in the aft cabin.  The I
> did
> the same with the compass.  Water in the cabin, so I`m reasonable sure
> that`s where it`s coming in. I don`t think it is the main mounting as
there
> are no leaks when the boat is static in the pen with the cover over the
> wheel etc.  If it is the main cockpit floor mount I would expect rain
water
> in any time.  I think most of this is when I am washing the boat.  (HMMMM
> maybe a message there)
> I have had previous water ingress through the throttle cable collar on the
> cockpit floor.  I just filled the whole thing with silicone and screwed it
> back down and problem was solved.
> Thanks for the assistance.  I will try the silicone on the pulley cover in
> the aft cabin.  It will only need to be sealed across the bottom and about
> a
> inch up each side to meet up with the opening in the bulkhead for the
> steering cables etc.  My concern is water in there may smell after a
while.
> (Or perhaps will evaporate with engine heat.)
> I`m not sure where you put the pan access point.  We have a board cover to
> the skeg bolts under the pulley cover under the matress.  I guess any
water
> will eventually find it`s way into the bilge.
> *************************
> Regards
> Colin Evans
> Watermark #774
> Lake Macquarie, Australia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Rick
> Sulewski
> Sent: Monday, 18 June 2012 11:02 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Leaking Compass Housing
>
> Colin,
>
> Despite your reservations, some silicone over the pulley cover gasket seam
> as well as over the screw heads solved our leak problems and still made it
> very easy to remove the silicone strip whenever the need arose for service
> access. Keep in mind that the leak could also be coming from the  helm
> mounting on the cockpit deck and a coating of flexible silicone or 3M 4200
> over those potential water intrusion points will also reduce the
likelihood
> of leaks that may show up on the pulley cover and find their way on the
aft
> bunk. The water will go somewhere and will likely end up between the hull
&
> pan/bilge molding and settle just aft of the bilge under the molded hull
> pan. To remove the water from beneath the pan, we created an access point
> by
> slicing a section of floor board with a jig saw just aft of the bilge
where
> there is an access port on our 95 model so water accumulation may be
> monitored and easily be removed with a small shop vac. Sure beats having
> mold and mildew as a result of an annoying repetitive leak onto the aft
> bunk
> bedding.
>
> Rick
> My-Ria #277
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Colin Evans
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:59 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Leaking Compass Housing
>
> We have a very slight (annoying) leak through the compass housing/light on
> the binnacle.  It drips down the steering cables into the pulley cover in
> the aft cabin where is runs out at the aft bulkhead.
> I don`t really want to seal the pulley cover in the aft cabin, and I`m not
> sure that putting sealants on the compass housing will be a good idea.
Has
> anyone any ideas.
> *************************
> Regards
> Colin Evans
> Watermark #774
> Lake Macquarie, Australia
>
>