I have 1983 hunter 20 new bottom job last month still leaks 20 30 gal. every 4 day....how can get drawings showing how the boat was made?
THANK YOU ...MUCH TOM
THANK YOU ...MUCH TOM
water leak
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Is this your boat? http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/in...um&Itemid=278&catid=46&page=model&mn=19_81-83 . Thirty gallons of water every four days? It seems like you could spend a few hours on the boat and see the leak. The only hole below the waterline is the centerboard trunk I think. Any H19 owners know for sure? But if you start with a dry bilge and sit and watch surely you could see where it originates.
This all assumes it is from the bottom, that it doesn't rain that much every four days.
This all assumes it is from the bottom, that it doesn't rain that much every four days.
sounds like a lot of water.
I don't know where you are located but in Jersey, we are really taking alot of rain. I'd first check the watertightness of any ports and especially cockpit drain scuppers and the hoses you have attached to them- with an 80's era boat these hoses and the "sleeve" interconnects start to leak.
Thereafter, you can use baby powder or the "blue dust" sold for dusting plumb(snap) lines (see hardware store) but sometimes the lattercan be messy to get off. start under and around those hose connections.
Dust the area around the bilge and eventually higher and to the boat's outer perimeter. You should be able to see where the dust is washing out as you go outboard and up. You should find your problem spot. if you don't see any washout dust in the upper parts of the bilge- I'd start looking at what hoses feed into the bilge and look around the beginnings of those hoses.
I don't know your boat's setup - but you might also want to check the watertightness of any forward anchorlocker thru latch bolt. I found on my 28.5 a leak at that point- caulk it up with marine silicone, put some cellophane on the insert portion of the bolt/latch and push it into the caulked up "receiver" end, let dry and trim the excess cellophane and caulk.
Good luck
I don't know where you are located but in Jersey, we are really taking alot of rain. I'd first check the watertightness of any ports and especially cockpit drain scuppers and the hoses you have attached to them- with an 80's era boat these hoses and the "sleeve" interconnects start to leak.
Thereafter, you can use baby powder or the "blue dust" sold for dusting plumb(snap) lines (see hardware store) but sometimes the lattercan be messy to get off. start under and around those hose connections.
Dust the area around the bilge and eventually higher and to the boat's outer perimeter. You should be able to see where the dust is washing out as you go outboard and up. You should find your problem spot. if you don't see any washout dust in the upper parts of the bilge- I'd start looking at what hoses feed into the bilge and look around the beginnings of those hoses.
I don't know your boat's setup - but you might also want to check the watertightness of any forward anchorlocker thru latch bolt. I found on my 28.5 a leak at that point- caulk it up with marine silicone, put some cellophane on the insert portion of the bolt/latch and push it into the caulked up "receiver" end, let dry and trim the excess cellophane and caulk.
Good luck
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