Unexpected water in head - Seacock question on Hunter 28

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Huntja

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Nov 15, 2013
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Hunter 28 VA
I have a 28 foot Hunter 28 (1992) and have a problem I'm not sure how to solve. I was sailing in about a 12-14 MPH wind on a lake with smoot water for the wind conditions. My sea Ockham (forward of the engine cooling sea clock) was closed (handle parallel to hull) but my head kept filling with water. I'm not sure which Tack (or both) was causing this but I'm not sure what else could gave caused this. Is there a vent or other location where water could enter or is it feasible that the seacock could leak that badly.

We were healing to approximately the toerail ....

Also, would anyone have a PDF of the owners manual?

I'm a new sailor so sorry if this is a dumb question! Thanks for any advice,
 
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s sauer

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Jun 4, 2004
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Hunter 28.5 Tolchester, MD
Sea Water or Grey water?

With your starboard rail 'down' grey water from the holding tank could come back into the head thru the joker fitting on the toilet discharge hose.
However, if you had the port rail 'down' that water could leak back into the holding tank.
I'd pump out the holding tank and check the joker fitting on the discaharge hose from the toilet to the holding tank.

You can obviouslly remove the hose form the sea water intake seacock to see if it is leaking... if it were broken and leaking, it would leak at any healing angle as it is underwater all the time.
 
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Scott B

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Sep 20, 2006
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Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Welcome to the forum. Sounds most likely your joker valve.

Where do you sail?
 
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Huntja

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Nov 15, 2013
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Hunter 28 VA
Hi, thanks for the ideas on the joker fitting. But, as a sailing newbie..... Uh.... What is a joker fitting:)

I'm sailing on Smith Mountain Lake VA. While I've had extensive small power boat experience, this is my first sailboat (and all of the extras of having and interior that includes plumbing and electrical.
 
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