My 1990 h-28 has a leak on the deck that defies being found. The jib car tracks were rebedded last year along with the mainsheet travler. The water does not leak in the boat but between the liner and into the bildge. Any thoughts?
mystery leak
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Try this
cover the boat with a tarp and get a hose and wet it down. Does the leak still occur?
move the tarp to suspected leak spots and see if you can get them to stop leaking with the tarp. I tracked one (liner to bilges type) down and it was quite a way away from where I was thinking it had to be.
cover the boat with a tarp and get a hose and wet it down. Does the leak still occur?
move the tarp to suspected leak spots and see if you can get them to stop leaking with the tarp. I tracked one (liner to bilges type) down and it was quite a way away from where I was thinking it had to be.
Here's how to find a leak
Make a plywood hatch board
Seal up all your air vents by stuffing in rags, etc.
Get a shop vac.
Put the hose on the exhaust side
Measure the hose fitting diameter
Cut a hole this size in your plywood hatch board
Mix up a solution of dish soap & water in a pail.
Shove the hose into your hatch board, duct tape it in place
Turn on the shop vac
Soap up the deck, and look for bubbles.
You'll find it!
Make a plywood hatch board
Seal up all your air vents by stuffing in rags, etc.
Get a shop vac.
Put the hose on the exhaust side
Measure the hose fitting diameter
Cut a hole this size in your plywood hatch board
Mix up a solution of dish soap & water in a pail.
Shove the hose into your hatch board, duct tape it in place
Turn on the shop vac
Soap up the deck, and look for bubbles.
You'll find it!
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