Hello,
Been following on here for a while but never posted.
I have a new-to-me 1984 C&C 35 MKIII on Lake Michigan. When we launched six
days ago I noticed a large amount of water in the bilge when I would go to the
boat. Approximately 2.5 gallons every 24 hours. I have narrowed the leak down
to what I assume is a hull/keel joint issue.
After checking all the obvious sources for this much water (thru hull, tanks,
etc, etc) I finally noticed that all the water was coming from a limber hole in
the stringer just forward of the aft most keel bolt. The water is NOTcoming
out this limber hole because it's flowing through there from a higher point in
the bilge - it's flooding up from underneath the stringer. The bilge area aft
of this stringer is dusty dry and I've elminated all other sources of water.
The first thing I'm in the process of doing is installing an automatic bilge
pump and float switch (PO never had one).
I also plan on tightening the keel bolts as soon as I get access to a torque
wrench and an extension that can reach the 2 feet to the deepest part of the
sump where one of the keel bolts is located. I'm hoping this is some help in
stopping or reducing the leak. The sailing season is very short here and
hauling out now would cost us a big chunk of sailing, so I'm willing to try
anything to stay in.
I've thrown this out on some other blogs, but wanted to know if other C&C
owners have experienced this issue or have some solutions for getting her
through the season.
Thanks,
Erik
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