bilge

just bought a 95 Santana 2023c and there is a tank /void/???? in the bow of the v berth forward of the bilge area. it is full of water and i don't think it is supposed to be, it is not connected to the water ballast tank and theirs no access in it except for an 1/8" hole right at the foot of the...

Pardon my inexperience - my hubby died - so I'm doing this on my own now On my H340, there are 2 manual bilge points - one in the cockpit and one on the Stbd side of the lounge in the salon (documentation does show does not show the manual one in the salon... not helpful). If I test the one in...

Has anyone installed an electric/automatic bilge pump or sump pump in their O'day 20 or similar? Is the bilge the correct place to expect water accumulation while underway? Are there other problem areas that also need pumps? Like in the transom area or the compartment under the cockpit hatch?

So I just got to Catalina 22. It has a soft wet bilge and I just want to go sailing. I have a place to keep it in the water. My question Is should I address this issue now or this next winter??? I have a barn to store it in this winter and will be able to dry the boat out completely. I just put...

Hi! New owner of a 1993 23.5 and I'm going through the boat to make it ready to launch. I was cleaning the sink and noticed that the drain was starting to crack and was brittle. Upon trying to remove the sink drain, it broke completely and the drain hose put a strain on the outer thru-hull...

I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that is suddenly collecting water in the bilge. It fills slowly...takes a couple of days to fill the whole bilge. This has not happened in the 5 years that I have owned the boat, As best I can tell, the only thing that drains into the bilge is the cooler, which I have...

I have been recently gifted a Hunter 20 that has been out of the water for ten years. It's dirty and I'd like to start by pulling everything out of the cabin and doing some clean up. My question (I'm sure the first of many) is how does the bilge drain / get pumped? If I am splashing some...

Hi All, It might be a topic that has already been discussed previously but haven't been able to find any information regarding this, any help or ideas would be much appreciated. Since I bought My Benny Oceanis 400 there has always been a bit of water in the "central' bilge. Initially I though...

My old Hunter 23 has 6 small holes in the fiberglass under the floorboards of the cabin, and these holes allow water to flow freely between the bilge area above the keel and the cabin. There does not appear to be any other access to this bilge area. The boat is a slip, so it never has a chance...

I have a continuous water leak draining into the bilge, but I haven't yet found where it originates. I'm not sure what the fluid is, but it's pink/brown sweet smelling fluid. Not sure if it's salt or freshwater. I recently replaced all my coolant hoses on the engine and I just pulled off the two...

Hello all you Hunter owners out there. Just wanted to introduce ourselves to the community as I'm quite sure we'll be spending as much time on here as we will working on this vessel. Litte backstory on us... We're two computer engineer buddies from Colorado and moved to NW Florida a little...

Hi there! I bought the west marine oil extractor to change the oil on my universal diesel M25: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--manual-oil-changer-2-9-quart--11097714 It's an excellent product, no doubt. But I'm wondering what the best way to clean the extractor and it's tubing is...

Hello! I am the proud new owner of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I'll probably have many, many questions as the year progresses. But first, she is on the hard right now and after a good rain storm or two, the bilge begins to fill with water. I am curious if there is some fitting on the deck or hull that...

Just purchased a 1980 Hunter 25; am fixing some odds and ends and gearing up for maiden voyage. I have a question regarding the bilge. It has a small bilge area in the cabin accessed by two wood panels; there is no pump on this boat (and from the old schematics it didnt come with one from the...