Leaking!

[jono_howlett]

It's not too drastic but after a couple of weeks on the drying mooring the bilge has a substantial amount of sea water sloshing around. Is there a quick way to find what must be a very slow leak? The boat is a snapdragon 27.

Cheers

Jono

 

[Reptile Smile]

Salt or fresh water?

 

[vyv_cox]

Is the water rusty? = keelbolts. All seacocks closed and/or all hoses attached to them good? Sterngland seems the most likely, unless there is a really obscure one, e.g. P-bracket.

The only way is to dry everything thoroughly at low water, then observe carefully when the tide comes back. You may find some powder, e.g. flour, spread around fittings can help to pinpoint leaks.

 

[Fantasie 19]

The problem with drying moorings is that all sorts of normally above the water outlets, can be below the water until the boat floats.... so don't rule out the above the water line through hull fittings... on mine the issue was a sink outlet pipe - plastic through hull fitting that had cracked, and dripped whenever it was under water (twice a day) - after a week, the weight of water was enough to keep the fitting under.... so a per Vyv - check the plastic fittings (if any), and after that I'd +1 Vyv's suggestion....

 

[GrumpyOldGit]

Is the water rusty? = keelbolts. All seacocks closed and/or all hoses attached to them good? Sterngland seems the most likely, unless there is a really obscure one, e.g. P-bracket.

The only way is to dry everything thoroughly at low water, then observe carefully when the tide comes back. You may find some powder, e.g. flour, spread around fittings can help to pinpoint leaks.

Almost certainly sterngland !

 

[langstonelayabout]

Almost certainly sterngland !

Unless there is the start of a crack running parallel to one of your bilge keels (that is a surprisingly common issue with 25+ year old bilge keelers that dry out regularly)