[C320-list] Another water in bilge question

Diane Fowler dianeflr at aol.com
Thu Jun 20 11:26:49 PDT 2019


Windy City also had a mystery leak and my mechanic tracked it down to a crack in the muffler. The Catalina factory in Largo Florida made one for me and shipped it out.😄

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> On Jun 20, 2019, at 2:20 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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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