No salt water in Toronto.
From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 3:37 PM
To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com>
Subject: Stus-List Re: Bilge leak
Mike,
The first thing to check is if the water is salt water or “fresh" water. If
it’s fresh water, check your hatches and windows for leaks, as well as all of
the places where you have deck controls attached to the boat (it could be a
leak in one of your jib tracks or the traveler or along your toe rail.
The best way to check where is to grab a bucket full of water and pour it over
your hatches, deck fittings and sections of your toe rail - then see if your
bilge is affected.
Another possibility is condensation/moisture.
If its salt water, it’s most likely the keel joints or your stuffing box.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Captain of the Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL
On Jan 19, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Michael Crombie via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:
I'm at a complete loss for ideas on this and would like to ask the group for
some suggestions.
I have had my C&C 33 mkii for 6 years now. There has always been a small leak
in the bilge, i.e. water is actually seeping in through the forward bilge wall
about half-way down.
The bilge is about 2 feet deep and starts about a foot aft of the mast step.
The PO had a grounding a couple of years before I bought the boat. About 2
years after I bought the boat I brought it to Bristol Marine and had the mast
step reinforced (this was a know problem with 33's) and they also dropped the
keel and then rebedded it.
This work stopped the seeping, but it re-appeared a couple of years ago. I
sanded and applied barrier coat around the keel stub joint and the keel stub.
This seemed to help, but the water ingress would start again about a month or
so after launch.
I, and several others, have inspected under the boat after haul-out and none of
us have seen any sign of moisture, cracks, C&C smile, etc. It looks perfect.
The amount of water is small. Maybe a pint glass every 2-3 weeks.
One boat repair guy suggested that I re-bed all my hatches. I didn't
understand that at all.
I suppose the putty in the keel stub could be compromised. But I still don't
understand how water is getting in there.
Any ideas on the source of water??
I suppose I could just apply some glass to the inside of the bilge, but that
doesn't really solve the problem. Should I drill into the forward end of the
bilge to drain the water and then inject some sort of epoxy mix?
Thanks in advance for your consideration!
Mike
Atacama, Toronto
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