Hi,
I apologize for the long post but I’m trying to provide as much detail as possible. Owner of a 1988 30 Catalina MKII. Was reading through the forums and noticed that water in the bilge is abnormal. Last night cleaned out the bilge, dried it off and observed. I noticed a small trickle of water coming from the starboard side in what appeared to be around the deck support. I looked at possible areas where it could be coming from and started looking around the starboard fresh water tank (17Gal). I filled both tanks yesterday and this one was still completely full. Mind you I have also had intermittent running of the pump. I checked all the connection I could find and didnt notice any leaks. But when looking around the shutoff valve for the 17 gal tank I noticed the supply line coming from the forward tank was damp with a small amount of water accumulated around it. I stuffed paper towels around the line and this morning they were wet. I have since closed the valve from the forward tank (and it looks like it is down about 1/4).
Can a supply line leak cause the pump to cycle? If so that means I have a leak somewhere between where the line goes into the 17 gal tank “box” and the hanging locker. So if I need to replace this supply line any advice or links on how best to fish it through everything and aside from west marine who carries the nylon braided line? I checked Home Depot here and they didn’t have any.
Michael
I apologize for the long post but I’m trying to provide as much detail as possible. Owner of a 1988 30 Catalina MKII. Was reading through the forums and noticed that water in the bilge is abnormal. Last night cleaned out the bilge, dried it off and observed. I noticed a small trickle of water coming from the starboard side in what appeared to be around the deck support. I looked at possible areas where it could be coming from and started looking around the starboard fresh water tank (17Gal). I filled both tanks yesterday and this one was still completely full. Mind you I have also had intermittent running of the pump. I checked all the connection I could find and didnt notice any leaks. But when looking around the shutoff valve for the 17 gal tank I noticed the supply line coming from the forward tank was damp with a small amount of water accumulated around it. I stuffed paper towels around the line and this morning they were wet. I have since closed the valve from the forward tank (and it looks like it is down about 1/4).
Can a supply line leak cause the pump to cycle? If so that means I have a leak somewhere between where the line goes into the 17 gal tank “box” and the hanging locker. So if I need to replace this supply line any advice or links on how best to fish it through everything and aside from west marine who carries the nylon braided line? I checked Home Depot here and they didn’t have any.
Michael