My Catalina 28 MKll takes on water under way. The conventional stuffing box is properly adjusted. When it was bottom painted I did not see any separation. What else might cause such leakage? I have a Universal 25 mxp. I pump the bilge every hour or so and pump several gallons.
Leaking under way
- Thread starter billoak1
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Does the thru hull for the bilge pump go under water when motoring?
Have you observed your engine when it's running? http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5078.msg31458.html#msg31458
Leaks, smells and electrical photographs without wiring diagrams are the things that are really hard to deal with on the internet.
Have you observed your engine when it's running? http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5078.msg31458.html#msg31458
Leaks, smells and electrical photographs without wiring diagrams are the things that are really hard to deal with on the internet.
check your rudder-post for leaks. Would be helpful for you to define "under-way". Sailing or motoring, rough seas, degree of heal, # of passengers. Also -- is it fresh or salt water? Could it be rain-water settling down from somewhere else in the boat that migrates down while healing. Finally, do you have any leaks in your fresh water supply system? That happened to me one time -- a hose fitting went and I had 20 gallons in the bilge.
Leaks
It seems to leak under both power and sail. Under power with two people. Salt and continues every hour for 4 or five. May leak a little at rest but not much.
I had a crack in the thru hull that drained the achorwell. Underway it leaked into the bow area. It looked fine from the exterior. Might check for something like that.