[C320-list] Hoses going through the wall
Jeffrey Brown
oceanblues at mac.com
Thu Apr 11 08:26:56 PDT 2013
That's a great idea. Thanks b
Jeff Brown
949-350-5123
On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:13 AM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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