...does anyone have any tried and true ways of testing for hull leaks while on the hard?
I know, I can pour water into all the bilge areas and look to see if any leaks out, but darn! I just got all the water that was migrating from under the dinette and other hidden places out of the boat. I don't want to go through that process again.
I've used a garden hose around the transducers, the rub rail, and deck fittings, and up around the keel hangers, and even shoved it up inside the keel trunk to no avail - no water came inside. I also sealed up the boat with visqueen, and blew air in with a leaf blower. That helped me find a couple of places under the rub rail that need caulked.
But last year, when I launched the boat there was immediate water in all the bilge areas. A knowledgeble friend, who also has a Catalina 22, helped me launcher her, and he thought the water was just migrating out from under the dinette floor due to the angle of the ramp. But, I continued to mop up water all season long. I tried to track down leaks, above and below the water line, but found nothing to account for all the water.
This winter, in an effort to stop any water intrusion, I've:
Thanks,
Bill
I know, I can pour water into all the bilge areas and look to see if any leaks out, but darn! I just got all the water that was migrating from under the dinette and other hidden places out of the boat. I don't want to go through that process again.
I've used a garden hose around the transducers, the rub rail, and deck fittings, and up around the keel hangers, and even shoved it up inside the keel trunk to no avail - no water came inside. I also sealed up the boat with visqueen, and blew air in with a leaf blower. That helped me find a couple of places under the rub rail that need caulked.
But last year, when I launched the boat there was immediate water in all the bilge areas. A knowledgeble friend, who also has a Catalina 22, helped me launcher her, and he thought the water was just migrating out from under the dinette floor due to the angle of the ramp. But, I continued to mop up water all season long. I tried to track down leaks, above and below the water line, but found nothing to account for all the water.
This winter, in an effort to stop any water intrusion, I've:
- re-bedded all deck fittings with butyl tape
- re-bedded gudgeons, motor mount, above water thru-hulls
- removed the waste holding tank and glassed the rotted out area below it (I could see the roving)
- installed and bedded new transducers
Thanks,
Bill