[C320-list] Another water in bilge question

John Meyers jcmeyers7 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 20 11:20:45 PDT 2019


Scott,

Thru hulls dry/leaking?

Does it still leak if all the thru hulls are closed?

Does it leak if the water pressure is off?

Are you in a raining area? (wait - EVERYONE is in a rainy area these days)
but could the leak be coming thru a chain plate or stantion?

John Meyers
Muskegon, MI

On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:32 PM Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> That is "dry" too.   Drip enough to cool but not enough to fill bilge like
> it is.
> Been watching that source.
>  Not coming from there.
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> Thanks,
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> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538    C
> (919)-618-7185
>
>
>     On Thursday, June 20, 2019, 01:27:50 PM EDT, Brian McLamb <
> bjcnmclamb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  If you are motoring much it may be accumulated water from shaft drip.
> Should drip 2-3 drops per minute and some accumulation in bilge is not
> worrisome.
> Brian s/v Serenity #1075
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:24 PM Scott Westwood <
> scottwestwood at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > We are getting water coming into bilge from under the holding tank
> > compartment.  The compartment inside seems dry (without removing tank).
> > The head under the sink is dry.  The toilet isn't leaking.  The shower
> sub
> > is dry.
> > Anybody have an idea?  It doesn't seem to have holding tank smell to it
> > and is clear.  If you lift up the main bilge board you can see the clear
> > water coming from under the holding tank compartment.  Or.. It seems to
> be
> > coming from there.  If you reach around there is water behind the next
> aft
> > compartment but that "could" have come from under the holding tank area
> or
> > the other way around???
> > Under the hot water heater is dry.  Pulled the drawers out and all is
> dry.
> > My next thing might be to add different water color to the head and
> > holding tanks???
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538    C
> > (919)-618-7185
> >
> --
> Brian McLamb
>
>


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