Water in aft cabin on maxum 3000scr

[Jayjay71]

Hi All
I am after some advise please as i am a new first time boat owner.I have just bought a 3000scr 1997 and when we checked on boat today the aft cabin floor had 3 inches of water in it.I can see no evidence of any leaks from above and the area where the pump and water tank is was also full of water.Has anyone ever heard of this before as i am now worried there could be a serious problem with our new purchase.Any advise would be greatly appreciated:

 

[LionsDen]

Hi Jay firstly welcome to the forum.

Sorry to hear off your boat problem above.

When did you actually take possession off your new boat and was it professionally surveyed beforehand

Firstly have you checked to see if the water is either fresh or sea water.
If fresh water then sounds like you could have a burst water pipe - was the boat properly winterised recently!!!!

When we leave our boat we switch the water pump off and drain the water from a tap to remove any pressure...

 

[crazy4557]

Could be a split in the tank if it's a plastic one, a leaking pipe joint. You need to first ascertain if it's saltwater or fresh then it's a process of elimination. If it's a fresh water pipe leaking and the pump is live it may well be pressurised all the time and after a while all your fresh water will just end up on the floor or in the bilges. Doesn't sound serious, just a pain to dry it all out. Get a dehumidifier in there and that'll do the job.

 

[Momac]

If there is a leak after the water pump this would be indicated by the pump pulsing once in a while, with no taps open.

 

[Jayjay71]

Hi Thanks for reply.The problem was a hole in the hw heater tank and a split plastic t junction on plumbing pipes.Panic over until the next one