Thanks Mike and Phil, In the end, I took the easy way out. I called the marina guy to see what he thought, and he said he had a guy down there working on the boat right next to mine, and would I like him to take a look, and I said okay. I still haven't talked to him to see where the leak actually was, but it's fixed. Now we're getting foamy odd-smelling water coming out of the hot water tap... I wonder if he had to put something in it?
...Ron (C270 #329; Oculus) On 2010 Jun 28, at 9:52 AM, mkeller23173 wrote: > Hi Ron, > > I've been there, done that for both these issues on my C270. It's hull > number 313 so I imagine just about everything I have is the same on yours. > > My advice on the water leak, check the easy spots first. Water tank, mine > leaks at the top through the cleaner opening when I over fill. Don't > overfill and use plumbers tape to seal the opening. Also, check the primary > hose at the bottom of the tank (right next to the batteries) for leaks. > > Check the hot water heater. I had the same problem when I bought mine and it > was a busted check valve on the output from the water heater (probably > improperly winterized by the previous owner). Every time I pressurized, it > would leak around the check valve. Long story short, the original check > valve was non barbed and the pressure was so great from the freshwater pump > that it cracked the check valve and pushed the hoses apart. I replaced it > with a barbed valve and turned the pressure down the fresh water pump and > haven't had a problem since. > > If neither of those are the culprit, look in the bilge to see which side the > water is coming down. Reference the plumbing diagram to see where to search. > If you don't have the diagram, I'll email it to you. > > The holding tank. I agree it's probably a blocked vent. I had a wasp nest > blocking mine when I bought the boat. A wire down the vent might not do it > (but you can try first); there was mesh on mine that's supposed to keep the > bugs out so I had to pull the whole thing apart from the inside. Not that > bad really, just take the four screws out of the starboard side cabinet and > pull it out (you have to force it out past the shroud support, but it will > go). The vent is forward and maybe six inches below the deck. Pull it > apart, clean it out and you should be all set. Much easier to do on land > (and with two people) as you have to pull part of the vent off from the > outside. > > Let me know how it all goes, good luck! > > Mike > Detente, C270, #313 > Deale, MD > > --- In [email protected], Ron Ginter <rongin...@...> wrote: >> >> Another new experience: >> >> On Saturday afternoon we went down to the boat with my niece, who came to >> visit and sail for the weekend. We got everything opened up and turned on. >> It was rainy but supposed to improve so we decided to kill some time by >> perusing the goodies at the local marine supplies store. We came back about >> half an hour later, new cockpit umbrella in hand (!), and as we approached >> the slip, I could hear the bilge pump running and see water being ejected. >> >> When the bilge pump stopped, the water pressure pump was still running and >> wouldn't stop. We had no water at the taps either in the head or galley. A >> quick look at the bilge showed a fairly good flow, which gradually subsided >> once I turned the water pump off. >> >> Next day I filled the water tank just in case, and had the same experience >> when I turned on the water pressure pump. This time I got a trickle of >> water at the galley sink taps. So I'm thinking that a water line must have >> split or a connection came loose, and the water pump is just unable to build >> up enough pressure to turn itself off. Meanwhile the leakage is ending up >> in the bilge. Sound reasonable? >> >> If there are any known weak spots in the water lines, or any suggestions on >> where to start trying to find it, or even how to access the lines, please >> feel free to offer them up to this newbie. >> >> We also pumped out the holding tank for the first time, and had problems >> getting the flow to go. The guy running the suction opined that my vent is >> probably clogged. I found the vent on the hull just below the rail near the >> waste cap on the deck. How do I go about unclogging it? Just shove a wire >> down it? >> >> ...Ron >> C270 #329 "Oculus" >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
