leaks

[balthazor]

I have a situation on my 382 that I should be able to figure
out, but have failed. Whenever it rains hard, my bilge gets
quite a bit of water in it. I cannot figure out where the is
coming from. I have no obvious leaks into the cabin or the
lockers. Water does not appear to be coming down the hause pipe
or leaking through the anchor locker. I do not see anything
obvious in the cockpit lockers. Where else could the water be
making its way into the boat and into the bilge? Thanks for
any thoughts.

 

[bobclark]

The mast.

 

[aistqm]

Terry. Check the head port. Water can leak in around that port behind the head liner and down into the bilge without being seen. Water could also be leaking past the helmsman seat and flowing down through the engine compartment. Your diesel fill could be leaking and water flowing down the fuel fill under the galley counter top and into the bilge. Dito for the head pumpout. Hope this helps.

 

[capnbrown]

On my 384 the stern locker is connected directly to the bilge. I can plug this and drain this locker overboard, but then I get salt water in when I motor and the stern squats. I get a fair amount of water through this as well as the mast.

 

[budkarins]

Terry
Had a leak into a cabnet in two places for two years and it drove me crazy. An old man told me to seal all my hatches with tape. Cut a hole in a piece of plywood to fit the blower part of a good size leaf blower and use this plywood in place of a companion way board. Seal everything and turn on the blower. Get some soapy water and scrub the boat. Bubbles will appear at the point of the leak. It was a lot of work but it worked. I found the leak and the boat got a good cleaning.

 

[bbeach]

On my 382 as a liveaboard, it drove me crazy to hear the water coming in. I too checked every where. I heard it coming down the inside of the mast. Finally some old salt explained that the lines wick the water in and drip in. I don't know if he's right, but I've accepted it because I've looked for trickles from anywhere and she's dry.

 

[bschnur]

Terry,
One other place to look at is the collection of somewhat thin plastic hoses that are used to convey deck and cockpit drain water to the athwartships drain manifold just above the waterline. It's been in the back of my mind for quite awhile now to check the integrity of those deck drain hoses on my boat. I have seen one of those hoses leaking badly on another boat.
When you find it, please let us know what the problem was.
Jim

 

[newby]

1. The water does come in the top of the mast, around the
halyard sheaves. No way to stop this that I know, but
make sure your step drains water out of the butt of the
mast - I had 3 inches of water inside the mast on my first
haulout when the mast was pulled out.
2. Check the rudder post stuffing box. It needs retightening every 6 months to be dry. I even put a hose
clamp around the post just above the nut in case the nut
worked off. Its only held by a taper thread.
3. Check the prop shaft stuffing box.
Good Luck