We took part in the Sippy Cup this weekend, sort of an in Gov cup for the rest of us. In any case to our surprise we got decent winds most of the race and extraordinary winds on the way home. More about that in another post.
While racing we noticed more activity from the bilge pump than I am used to. Having had a strange source once before I checked the exhaust and raw water supplying the whole engine room. Found the stuffing box is leaking more than it should so a few minutes with a wrench set will solve that.
However also found we have. Small leak at the hanging locker. Have checked all the usual culprits but none seem to be the cause. The hand rails were rebeddded last year and seem unlikely. While the porthole in the locker is suspect there was no obvious dampness around it. The toe rail while perhaps loose showed no leakage as I touched and later used a camera to look at its bolts.
Oddly it effects only the hanging locker. The dry storage nearer the saloon is dry. The carpet where the chain plates are attached to the hull seems completely dry.
Deck was a wash several times duri g the race not because we buried the rail but waves that broke over the deck with it close to the waterline when healed.
The only thought I can comeup with that seems to explain the facts and the leak is the port is leaking but not to the inside but between the coach roof and the interior liner. In turn this saturates the core which in turn ultimately drips out at some point onto the locker floor and ultimately to the sole of the boat and thence to the bilge.
Any other thoughts would be appreciated. She is a 77 Hunter 30.
While racing we noticed more activity from the bilge pump than I am used to. Having had a strange source once before I checked the exhaust and raw water supplying the whole engine room. Found the stuffing box is leaking more than it should so a few minutes with a wrench set will solve that.
However also found we have. Small leak at the hanging locker. Have checked all the usual culprits but none seem to be the cause. The hand rails were rebeddded last year and seem unlikely. While the porthole in the locker is suspect there was no obvious dampness around it. The toe rail while perhaps loose showed no leakage as I touched and later used a camera to look at its bolts.
Oddly it effects only the hanging locker. The dry storage nearer the saloon is dry. The carpet where the chain plates are attached to the hull seems completely dry.
Deck was a wash several times duri g the race not because we buried the rail but waves that broke over the deck with it close to the waterline when healed.
The only thought I can comeup with that seems to explain the facts and the leak is the port is leaking but not to the inside but between the coach roof and the interior liner. In turn this saturates the core which in turn ultimately drips out at some point onto the locker floor and ultimately to the sole of the boat and thence to the bilge.
Any other thoughts would be appreciated. She is a 77 Hunter 30.
