Mysteriously Filling Bilge

[Gary]

I have a 30 foot Oday and I have it out of the water and on a cradle and my Bilge is been filling up with water.I know that the bilge get water in it from the ice chest coolerbut that was it or at least I thought. I have also been having other water leaks that may be part of my problems.Im not sure.I get water that leaks down behind the bath room sliding shelf doors.I also get water in the desk next to the control pannel and the wall behind the stove and the bench. Dose anyone know if I can get new cabin windows and maybe screens and new rubber o- ring seals.The old ones are not in the best of shape.It is a 1977.This boat sails great and is a good old boat I just need to stop these leaks. I would like to hear if anyone has had any of these leaks also and what the fix was.Thanks a lot for the help. Thanks Gary

 

[Capt. Allan Banyacsky]

I had experianced water leaking behind the top cabinet several years ago; it turned out to be a loose screw that held the stanchion to the deck. Peeling back the cloth covering I could see the water dripping in, using a garden hose. You can plug the screw hole with a wooden dowel and some epoxy, drill out a body hole for the screw, rebed the stanchion and replace the screw. Water in the bilge can come from various places, is it fresh or salt water. It could be attributed to loose keel bolts, the seal between the keel and the keel stub, a leaking hose on a seacock or leading from. Fresh water could be coming from the potable water tank, hoses or fittings. Good luck with your search and let me know what you find out.