Leaking water supply line?

[dph123]

I have had my Hunter 310 since last fall and sailed a bit this winter. Just got bottom paint and some other needed repairs and was getting ready to go for a three day cruise tomorrow. In preparation I filled the water tank this morning. This afternoon, while showing my wife how clean and nice all looked, she noticed some water in the V-Berth area. Investigation revealed a good amount of water in the port v-berth locker. I traced the water up and it got much more noticeable the more forward I went. I removed some of the liner and it was wet. The water appeared to be coming from the anchor locker.

The area below the V-Berth is dry as a bone. The area around the water tank is dry.

While it has been raining a lot around here, there have been no previous leaking issues. Thinking the simplest answer is usually the right one, I think the hose that goes from the water fill fitting to the tank is leaking. Any ideas how to further diagnose this. And then if the hose is leaking, how do I replace it? I can't figure out how to get in there!

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[centerline]

to diagnose the problem, put a hose in the deck fill fitting and turn the water on... then go inside and see if there is water running all over the place....

im not sure how the 310 is finished inside, but there should be access panels to get to the fill hose....

but also check to see if the rode locker drain hose is the culprit... it could be damaged or disconnected and letting rain water into the hull instead of draining it out the thru hull....

 

[kloudie1]

Check the anchor locker drain/thru hull. usually a hose connection and fitting on the bottom of the locker and same on the hull where it goes overboard. Typically not too easy to get to. Good Luck

 

[silverbeard]

It may be leaking on the tank vent side. If I overfill my water tank, it gets wet in the front of V-berth, but only if overfilled to where water comes out the vent.