Erik, There seems to be a huge contradiction in two statements of yours in two different emails
The previous owner says the bilge was dry the last season he had it in the water And I spent the winter rebedding portlights, grab rails, etc that were all leaking and had rain water intrusion I cant see how the bilge could possibly be dry with leaking ports, rails etc. Maybe these leaks disguised a leak from the keel. But surely you would have seen water EXITING from the sump/keel joint while the boat was on the hard even if only a slight weep if water was getting to the bilge from the ports/grab rails etc. Jonathan Indigo 35/3 Southport CT _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:12 PM To: Erik Hillenmeyer; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak Erik, Put a couple drops of food coloring in the bilge at strategic points to see the ingress of water. The clear leakage will displace the dyed water and help you trace the leak. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Erik Hillenmeyer <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com> wrote: The leaks appears to be directly underneath the stringer. in fact, if you stick your finger down in the limber hole you can feel the squishiness of the stringer core that is being washed away (i've pulled out little pieces of it). I'm assuming this foam material indicates the core is inactive. I've tried several times to completely dry this out by sponging out that void with paper towels or a sponge and then try and feel the trickle, but this hasn't proved very effective. I spent the winter rebedding portlights, grab rails, etc that were all leaking and had rain water intrusion pretty much licked by launch time. I am definitely seeing this without rain. I manually pumped it out, left the boat and came back 24 hours later (no rain, no running the engine) and took a measurment of the water level. I then pumped it out again and took a bucket and refilled it to where it was when I pumped out - 2.5 gallons. Unfortunately, I can't see inside the stringer beyond what I can see looking into the limber hole. Without cutting into the stringer and removing that foam I don't think I'm going to see the actual leak - unless anyone has some suggestions. From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> To: Erik Hillenmeyer <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com>; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:32 PM Subject: RE: Stus-List 35-3 Leak If you are having the volume of water you have described accumulating each day you should be able to see the leak. I would bail and then spong out the leak and remove every floorboard or access panel you can so that you can see the trickles of water coming in. All of this is assuming that it has not been raining where you are the past week. The keel moves a lot when sailing and most keel bolts do seem to loosen with time. Our first boat had water in bilge by middle of season and I sponged out the bilge only to notoce the water was seeping in around one keel bolt. I bought the appropirate sized sockets and tightened all the bolts while in the water and the leak stopped. On haulout at end of season we notciced there was play in the keel and after that dropped and rebedded the keel. On our next boat we accumulated water again. this time it was from rainwater and leaks and around mast etc ... many many hours worth of rebedding everything and the boat is dry. Hopefully the 35-3 allows you to see the inside of the hull aft of that stringer so you can see where the water is coming from. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Erik Hillenmeyer Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 PM To: dwight veinot; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak I've definitely ruled that out and yes, the stern section is bone dry. Also water tanks were never filled and all thru hulls appear perfectly sealed. This water accumulates after a day on the can, without running the engine or sailing. Erik Hillenmeyer C&C 35 MKIII, Slapshot Chicago, IL From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: 'Erik Hillenmeyer' <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com>; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:53 AM Subject: RE: Stus-List 35-3 Leak Are you sure its not the prop shaft stuffing box that is leaking? You said the stern section was dry which would indicate its not the stuffing box but just saying in case. Sometimes a stuffing box will take time in the water to swell after long winter storage. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Erik Hillenmeyer Sent: May 21, 2013 11:22 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak The previous owner says the bilge was dry the last season he had it in the water. I know him well and trust him that he doesn't recall a grouding either. I know I haven't grounded it in the week I've had it in the water... I'm wondering what happened in those 18 months on the hard to create leak of this size as soon as I launch when he saw nothing his last season with it? No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3162/5843 - Release Date: 05/21/13 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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