The best way to find previously unknown leaks in your boat is to live on your boat. They show up real quick that way.
The second best way is to pump out all the water from your bilge, then vacuum your bilge completely dry. If you air condition your boat it should dry out pretty quick after vacuuming and tehn you can break out a high powered flashlight and watch for drips or oozing. look at allt eh suspect areas in the bilge first- seacocks, raw water hoses to engine, prop shaft gland, centerboard trunk, water tank, hoses, etc. then if after about 10 or so minutes there is still no water in the bilge you can move to testing the deck. Spray the deck with a water hose and see if you can find any drips from above. Check scupper hoses, anchor locker drain hoses, propane locker drain hoses, deck fittings, stanchion bases, port lights, etc. Good luck! -Merrill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Clinkenbeard Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] lv-ab: SeaRunner question I don't know anything about your boat but if you have the boat hauled, let the hull dry a while and then add water to the bilge...look under the hull for the leak. Sorry I don't have more. Bob Clinkenbeard 24' custom trailer trawler http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:24 PM Subject: lv-ab: SeaRunner question Actual boat (not list) discussion :-) I recently (early summer) bought a 1989 SeaRunner 34' Trimaran. I don't have the original plans, unfortunately. She appears to have a very minor leak (about 1/2 cup per week) *somewhere* that drains into the bilge, showing up / visible just forward of the cockpit, in the bilge. Under that cockpit (just aft of this area) is where a collapsible water tank on each side of the centerboard. I've looked aft of the cockpit and the bilge is bone dry, so I think the leak s located under the cockpit area - perhaps along the centerboard joint. It *is* salt water (tasted it), so I dont think it's just the tanks leaking a bit, though I intend to pull them out next weekend just to be sure. Does anyone have plans for this boat/this part of the hull they can share? Or more ideas for finding the leak? thanks! jim ________________________________________________________________________ ___ || The Live-Aboard List : send a "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" request || || in body of message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] || _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
