[C320-list] Hoses going through the wall

[Chris Burti]

Try this. Get some blue dyed toilet bowl cleaner (or any other water
soluble coloring that won't stain Fiberglas...try it in an inconspicuous
spot first). Put some in a bucket and add some water. Disconnect
your engine intake hose from the through hull fitting and put it in the
bucket. Run your engine untill the bucket is dry. Reconnect the hose and
run the engine until you can follow the blue bread crumb trail back to
Grandmother's  house...um, er...to the source of the leak.

CB
Commitment #867

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:

> Warren
> Thanks for the note. I replaced the pump too ($600), I've seriously tried
> everything.
>
> Jeff Brown
> 949-350-5123
>
> On Apr 10, 2013, at 7:07 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah, Jeff, with hull #78 you probably have a Perkins engine with the
> Jabsco
> > raw water pump.  Mine had a slight leak for maybe several years.  There
> is a
> > weep hole in the bottom of the casting behind the pump.  Wrap the back of
> > the pump with a rag or paper towel.  If that is the source of your water
> the
> > seals are bad, and you need to rebuilt the pump.  I sent mine to Depco
> Pump
> > in FL, to have it rebuilt for about $60 plus parts.  Try pricing a new
> pump.
> > Wow!  Depco was very responsive.
> >
> > Warren & Pattie Updike
> > 1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Brown [mailto:oceanblues at mac.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 6:42 PM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Hoses going through the wall
> >
> > I've isolated it to the the raw water cooling system.  All valves
> closed, i
> > can get the boat bone dry.  When I open only the raw water valve, run the
> > engine, we get the water.  It appears the water comes in slowly, over a
> few
> > days, like the leak slowly leaks out of the system as it drains, and I
> think
> > it's low in the system do to the amount of water.  It will only leak
> after
> > the engine is run, but not before.
> >
> > Jeff Brown
> > "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
> > Hull 78
> > oceanblues at mac.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Apr 9, 2013, at 2:47 PM, William Ott wrote:
> >
> >> Here are a few more places to look:
> >> All along the exhaust hose from muffler to discharge The area around
> >> where the shaft strut is glassed in under the aft berth The head hose
> >> system from intake all the way to discharge, including holding tank.
> >> Raw water pump seal or loose cover plate.
> >> Raw water strainer and hose
> >>
> >> Have you tried to isolate sections of the boat to determine the source
> > location ?  Is that how you came up with the thought that it was an
> engine
> > hose leak ?  Does the leak occur only when the engine is running?
> >>
> >> Mike Ott
> >> 'Amanda Lu'
> >> #508
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >> On Apr 9, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Jeff Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Jeff
> >>> You've must have seen my checklist :).  I've checked every one of these
> > items and still cannot find the issue. I've had several people look at it
> > and we're all baffled.
> >>> Jeff Brown
> >>> "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
> >>> Hull 78
> >>> oceanblues at mac.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Jeff Hare wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Places that might leak through salt water?
> >>>>
> >>>> Pinholes in the Exhaust elbow.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bottom of the muffler
> >>>>
> >>>> Shaft seal
> >>>>
> >>>> Any of the thru-hull hoses
> >>>>
> >>>> The handles of any of the forespar thru-hulls!!  Don't remove the
> screw
> > from the handle when the boat is in the water no matter what!!
> >>>>
> >>>> Keel bolts have been known to weep.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bilge pump may drain some back into the bilge over time.
> >>>>
> >>>> The speedo and depth transducers.
> >>>>
> >>>> That's all I can think of offhand.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeff
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> It's salt water so those hoses have been eliminated from my
> checklist.
> >>>>> We have quite the bazaar leak going on.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jeff Brown
> >>>>> 949-350-5123
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Maybe jumping in a bit late on this, but if the leak is
> >>>>>> antifreeze,
> >>>>> then it
> >>>>>> might be these hoses.  If the leak is fresh water, then I'd
> >>>>>> suspect
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>> pressure relief valve on the hot water heater itself.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Remove the galley drawers, the 5 or 6 screws on the frame and lift
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>> drawer frame out.  Also the little wooden storage compartment
> >>>>>> below
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>> stove comes out the same way and between those two you'll be able
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>> see how
> >>>>>> those hoses run.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Other people on the list suggest laying paper towels or Kleenexes
> >>>>> where you
> >>>>>> suspect water might be leaking to see if you can spot the leak
> later.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -Jeff
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> >>>>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
> >>>>>> Jeffrey
> >>>>> Brown
> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:34 PM
> >>>>>> To: Catalina C320 List
> >>>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Hoses going through the wall
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm trying to find where the two hoses off the engine that are
> >>>>>> part
> >>>>> of the
> >>>>>> engine cooling system that go though the wall, behind the
> >>>>> refrigerator. I
> >>>>>> think one of these has a leak behind that wall but cannot figure
> >>>>>> out
> >>>>> where
> >>>>>> they go or how to access them. I have a picture if anyone might
> >>>>>> know
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>> answer. Send me an email and I can forward the pic. Thanks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jeff Brown
> >>>>>> 949-350-5123=
> >
> >
> >
>



-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC