It might be useful to remove the water heater and dissect it a little to determine where the leak is coming from. There are at least 6 threaded penetrations based on your description. One of them may just need tightened...or what's connected to the penetration may need tightened. It could be the T&P valve which is pretty common to leak and easy to replace.
If you get in there and find that it is a through-wall leak on the actual tank then I would say the whole thing is shot. Any attempts to make repairs are most likely to be short lived. Many people don't realize that there is also usually an anode which should be inspected and periodically replaced. The Raritan unit I have is 6 gallons and costs $1000+ to replace so a small amount of effort on my part was pretty easy to justify. Josh On Tue, May 26, 2020, 11:40 Robert Abbott via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Josh: > > Mine looks very much like yours....it is a 5 gallon, vertical tank, heated > both via engine and electrical......14" in diameter (didn't measure the > height but estimate approx. 20")....I assume vertical connections....cold > water in, hot water out connection, engine coolant in and out, pressure > relief valve, a drain valve on the bottom, and an electrical > connections..... a similar one would be ideal. > > Launched a week ago and every day I notice approx a quart of fresh water > in my bilge.....the only source has to be hot water tank leaking as my > bilge is normally dry and it is fresh water not salt water. I have had the > boat now 15 years and this tank came with it so have no idea how old it is > but is it at least 15 years old. My 40 gallon water tank is not leaking. > > I won't be rebuilding myself. Is there a shop (radiator ?) that might do > this work? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32- 277 > Halifax, N.S. > > On 5/26/2020 10:45 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote: > > Can you describe a little better what you are looking for in a new water > heater? Size, shape, engine heated, vertical or horizontal connections? > > May I ask why yours needs replaced? I rebuilt mine for a fraction of the > price of a new one... > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1ydEpoMU1MWmx6Qms > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - #277 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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