Postby kgarguilo » December 24th, 2024, 2:41 pm
If you have not found your leak, here are some things to check. I found a total of six leaks on my boat when I bought her over 2 yrs ago and have had a dry bilge ever since. The Limber holes allow water to traverse the under belly of the boat to split up the Bilges, very cool system actually but, I digress. Most issues like this come from someone never doing maintenance and or not paying someone to do maintenance in the absence of knowing what to maintain.
1) Look under the hot water heater, mine had a pin hole pissing out the bottom and could not see it except by camera video under the board it is mounted.
2) The diaphram in the pump itself was not holding the pressure. No leak, but caused the pump to cycle giving the illusion of a leak
3) Not the water system but while under way water was coming in through the anchor drain port and overflowing into the Limber hole channel and I was weeing water mid ship
4) Gray water sump for the front head had a bad check valve same as above while underway water was back feeding and overflowing into the bilge.
5) Rudder packing leaking - finding its way to under the Black water tank and staying there
6) Dock hose connection on my boat behind the rear head access. The fitting was dripping. Rather than mess around I just replaced the whole inlet valve.
Best of luck to you.
Kevin G.
Mobile AL - Dauphin Island Marina
1999 Carver 406
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