[C320-list] Weeping Keel Bolt

[John Morrison]

If the holding tank were the culprit your nose would probably let you know!!
JohnM 
1999#574

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> On May 26, 2021, at 11:42 AM, P.F. Ross <pfrstl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I, too, have wondered about water collecting in my bilge around keel
> bolts.  Like Dave, my boat is much older than yours and has the "shallow
> bilge" so water leak paths are probably different between your boat and
> mine.
> 
> One thing I have done to "test" this water source is to wet the very tip of
> my finger in the water and taste it on the tip of my tongue (and I know I
> am not the only one who has done this).  Salty = bad news.  So far, I am
> ok, both with not tasting salt and still being alive.  Also, prob not a
> good idea if you suspect a holding tank leak.
> 
> Not sure where you are, but obviously would not work if you were in fresh
> water.  Good luck!
> 
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 5:34 PM Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I doubt a keel bolt is leaking unless your keel to hull joint is severely
>> bad.  My boat is 1994, much older than yours.  I have had similar concerns
>> in the past when I detected seepage that appeared to be a leaking bolt.
>> Instead there was seepage from elsewhere that migrated into/below the
>> structural grid toward such a low spot and only looked like a leaking bolt
>> on first reaction.  One source of water was my shaft packing gland after I
>> had replaced it and not tightened it much at first.  More recently, I had a
>> leaking original water hose within the structural grid that went from my
>> galley area to the head sink.
>> Dave Hype
>> 1994 C320 (#32)
>> 
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>> 
>>  On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 4:30 PM, RONALD HODEL<ronandgail2 at me.com>
>> wrote:   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
>> 
>>