[C320-list] Leak

Sat Dec 5 15:01:59 PST 2015

Hello, everyone, it's me again. The owner of Windy City, #948.   

The leak in the aft starboard quarter continues to puzzle everyone. I had a boat mechanic over and a diver, and no one can figure out where the water is coming from.

 It almost looks like I need to remove the galley floor. Has anyone done that yet? What is involved?    

   I already drained my freshwater tank and thoroughly dried that out so that is not the issue. 

The water is not coming from the stuffing box or anything around the engine compartment. It does appear to run down the starboard side and also comes down the small center hole.   It is salt water, so coming from the outside obviously 

Does anyone have any ideas for me?

Captain Diane Fowler, Sellstate Realty,  cell. 239-850-4935.    Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 5, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok, a battery monitor draws a bit of current, so does a holding tank
> monitor. However, it's a pain to have to reprogram these if power is
> removed. When changing house batteries, I make a connection from the
> starting battery to the house load so I don't have to reprogram (I'm very
> lazy. Besides if I didn't, I'd have to find the related manuals.) 
> I make it a practice to visit the boat at least once a month in the winter
> and leave the charger on for a couple of days. If you don't visit over the
> winter, then I think it wise to follow Mr. Hare's sage advice.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Hare [mailto:Catalina at thehares.com] 
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:29 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter layup in upstate NY
> 
> It should, but like everything,  "it depends".
> 
> If you have a starting battery and your house batteries are hard wired in
> parallel, you may or may not want to pull the grounds so that they're
> separated.  I suspect people can make a case either way, so I doubt it
> matters much there.  I separate them, but maybe won't this year?
> 
> In my case, I have a battery monitor wired up.  It draws a very small amount
> of current to sample and run this system and is powered regardless of the
> breaker or selector switch positions.  If I leave it on all winter, it'll
> draw the batteries down a little over the next 5 months, so I disconnect the
> battery grounds.  I may pull my master inline DC Fuse instead which kills
> everything.
> 
> If you have a volt meter with amps setting (and know how to use it for dc
> amps) you could pull each ground connection and put the meter in series to
> see if there's any phantom current draw.  If it reads zero milliamps, no
> need to disconnect.  Less work in the future.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Daryl Hunt
> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:56 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter layup in upstate NY
> 
> Thanks to all those who responded to my questions!  (Yes, I remember meeting
> you Jim!)
> 
> I did change the engine oil prior to haulout, winterized the fresh water
> cooling and all the plumbing.  My PO left me a very well-maintained and
> well-equipped vessel, including a very nice custom winter cover with frame.
> I changed storage locations so I could haul and store with the mast up.  It
> also happens to be right behind my office so I can keep an 
> eye on it.   I'm taking the consensus advice to leave the charged 
> batteries and compass on board.  A few have suggested disconnecting the 
> ground or both battery cables.   Wouldn't opening the DC breaker have 
> the same  or similar effect?
> 
> /Best regards,/
> 
> /Daryl   -   '99 C320 #660 Believe
> /
> 
> Daryl R. Hunt
> Navy Point Yacht Sales
> 22 Marina Drive, Rochester NY 14617
> (585) 266-3980 Office
> (585) 233-7814 Mobile
> (585) 266-3985 Fax
> navypointyachtsales.com/Rochester
> <http://navypointyachtsales.com/rochester/?slim=pp267206&lineonly&ywoid=2354
> 0&ps=100>
> 
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> 
> Navy Point logo <http://www.navypointyachtsales.com/Rochester>/
> Catalina - Jeanneau/
> 
> /Life is too short to sit at the dock!/
> 
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>> On 12/04/15 8:11 AM, James Sweet wrote:
>> Daryl,
>> 
>> I believe we met @ SBYC this summer-we have #902 and store @ Katlynn in
> Sodus Point.  I leave the batteries in and plug the boat in once a month for
> a day.  I firmly believe that has saved me from a ruptured disc and a
> hernia.  The first set of batteries lasted 10 years.  I have never removed
> the compass from any of our boats in the last 30 years (all in upstate NY or
> MN) and have had no issues.
>> 
>> Jim Sweet TGIF (Thank God It Floats) #902
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Daryl Hunt <drhunt at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I just finished putting my '99 C320 Believe through the extensive winter
> layup checklist from the C320 owners site.  I put off a few items until
> spring, including changing transmission oil, engine coolant and fuel
> filters.
>>>    I had one question for other owners from the frozen north regarding
> the dc system.  Do you remove your batteries and store indoors or leave on
> board but keep charged with a smart charger on 110 AC through the shore
> power connection?
>>> Bonus question.  Do you remove your binnacle compass?  I've never done
> that on my 3 previous boats.
>>> Thanks, Daryl'99 C320 #660 BelieveRochester, NY
> 
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