ubject: Re: Stus-List Need advice - bilge filling
Try the easy stuff first:
Empty your water tanks, dry out the bilge, and see whether it's still filling.
If you've been getting heavy rain, perhaps it's just water entering the mast
and draining into the bilge. Is there any moisture ar
Try the easy stuff first:
Empty your water tanks, dry out the bilge, and see whether it's still
filling.
If you've been getting heavy rain, perhaps it's just water entering the
mast and draining into the bilge. Is there any moisture around the mast
step?
Shine a light on the stuffing box and see wh
I had the same issue this summer and it was stuffing box on prop shaft. It
accumulated significantly in the bilge over a week when I was not on the boat.
Much faster when motoring. It was very hard to see it dripping because it
drips underneath the stuffing box where you can’t see easily. I
Dave,
Went through a similar exercise on my Hylas. It only leaked when under
way. Is the water salt or fresh? Hot from the engine?
Turned out the stuffing box on the rudder post was leaking as was the sink
drain - but only when under way. I suggest you dry the bilge and go out
with a friend a
Looking for some help with my bilge filling every two days or so. I pulled up all of the floor boards this past weekend on my 1980 C&C 40. All of the through hulls are dry - none are leaking. But the bilge water level just slowly creeps up. I'm guessing the issue is with the keel or keel bolts w
