Water in the bilge
I am just returning from a boat shopping trip in North East US. I look at
some boat that have been yard maintained and on land for a while . When lifting the floor board their bilge's were top full of water. The bilge pumps and float switches were under water. I wonder what the winter sub zero temperature will do. I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. |
Water in the bilge
"Denis Marier" wrote:
I am just returning from a boat shopping trip in North East US. I look at some boat that have been yard maintained and on land for a while . When lifting the floor board their bilge's were top full of water. The bilge pumps and float switches were under water. I wonder what the winter sub zero temperature will do. I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. Rain leaks (duh) Or else someone has left a window open or left water in the water tanks and the water tank has leaked. grandma Rosalie |
Water in the bilge
"Rosalie B." wrote in message ... "Denis Marier" wrote: I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. Rain leaks (duh) Quite common for cockpit drains to block with leaves. On many designs the cockpit then overflows down the the gangway . . . JimB |
Water in the bilge
"Rosalie B." wrote in message ... "Denis Marier" wrote: I am just returning from a boat shopping trip in North East US. I look at some boat that have been yard maintained and on land for a while . When lifting the floor board their bilge's were top full of water. The bilge pumps and float switches were under water. I wonder what the winter sub zero temperature will do. I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. Rain leaks (duh) Or else someone has left a window open or left water in the water tanks and the water tank has leaked. grandma Rosalie When I first got my Cal 20, it had a significant amount of water in the boat... not just in the bilge. Turned out it was rain water. There is a way to test it, but I don't recommend it unless you've had your shots. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
Water in the bilge
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"News f2s" wrote: "Rosalie B." wrote in message ... "Denis Marier" wrote: I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. Rain leaks (duh) Quite common for cockpit drains to block with leaves. On many designs the cockpit then overflows down the the gangway . . . JimB Another possible source, especially in heavy rains, is rain going down high tech masts with lots of internal penetrations for lines. I have been warned about this with my J/100 in spite of my cover. harlan -- To respond, obviously drop the "nospan"? |
Water in the bilge
"Denis Marier" wrote in message ... I am just returning from a boat shopping trip in North East US. I look at some boat that have been yard maintained and on land for a while . When lifting the floor board their bilge's were top full of water. The bilge pumps and float switches were under water. I wonder what the winter sub zero temperature will do. I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause of this water accumulation. Is it a keel stepped mast? You could be leaking at the boot. Or some other deck fittings may need some sealing . Place a little talcum powder around supect areas. Check after the next rain and there will be telltale signs of water flow through the talc. DP |
Water in the bilge
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:40:23 -0500, Harlan Lachman
wrote: Another possible source, especially in heavy rains, is rain going down high tech masts with lots of internal penetrations for lines. I have been warned about this with my J/100 in spite of my cover. The masts don't have to be high-tech...about 90% of my bilge water is in the sump immediately forward of the mast, and 10% is from the stuffing box. When I don't run the boat and it rains for several hours, I get very little in the "aft" bilge, and a few litres in the forward. It's just coming straight down the mast and dripping off the step. R. |
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