[C320-list] [C320- Fresh water leak

[Dave Hupe]

I agree with Doug about the emergency steering access port leakage. I have replaced mine but am not very happy about the port design. The seal in not very robust.   I have taken to applying a thin coat of Teflon grease (others have used Vaseline) to improve the seal temporarily. Has anyone used a different port to improve the seal???
Another leak that I discovered was the propane tank "pan" that the tank sits down into.  The pan itself on my boat had 4 screws to hold it down into a hull recess. The sealant underneath was bad and water leaked actively onto my refrigerator compressor and then down into the bilge. It was not hard to remove the pan, clean the surfaces, reapply sealant (I think I used 4200) and screw back in place .... leak gone!  If I remember correctly, the propane tank was removed but hoses didn’t need to be removed.  However, I think I had to disconnect the bottom pan drain hose temporarily. 
Dave Hupe 
1994 C320 #32

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  On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 12:27 PM, Doug Treff via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   Check under your Auxiliary Steering port at the base of the pedestal. Mine was leaking. As evidenced by the water pooling on top of the steering gear below. I ended up replacing the entire port including the mounting ring with a new one from West Marine. Perfect fit. And one less leak.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Sun, Jun 4, 2023, at 11:43 PM, Cheryl Dahl via C320-list wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I am happy to have found this group and all the advice from so many 320
> owners.
> We purchased our boat 1997 #412 about 3 years ago and love it .
> We were never able to contact the previous owner with any questions about
> the boat as he had been placed in a memory care facility. Consequently,
> A lot of maintenance had been deferred.
> We have been eating the elephant one bite at a time and made good progress.
> One issue still plagues us though and that is our bilge is always filling
> with fresh water. I have done the taste test multiple times. The pressure
> pump does come on occasionally but not very often.
> I have checked around the forward and aft tanks and don’t see any signs of
> leaks, nothing by the water heater or under the port settee where the
> forward tank feeds aft to the pressure pump.
> Any suggestions or tips would be appreciate .
>
> Cheers ,
> Steve Dahl
> SV #412  Sans Souci
> Santa Barbara