[C320-list] Weeping Keel Bolt

[RONALD HODEL]

I have no idea having not had that experience but, golly, I would have thought the marina staff commissioning the boat would have said something right away. 

Ron Hodel
#1070 Lokomaikai

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> On May 25, 2021, at 1:24 PM, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Our bilge pump has been running quite regularly (every 10 minutes or so, 6
> seconds each time) ever since launch two weeks ago.  We assumed we might
> have an internal water leak from one of our two water tanks.
> 
> We just learned that during commissioning the marina staff noticed a keel
> bolt which was apparently allowing water to “weep” into the bilge.  We do
> not know the details of this condition, for example does the boat have to
> be pulled to fix?
> 
> Have any of you had similar experiences?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tom & Tracy Grass
> S/V Bucket List
> 2008 Catalina 320 MK II
> # 1135