Bwester
Member
Hoping someone here can tell me what I’m up against here. I have a port and starboard deck water fill which I assume means I have two water tanks. According to the survey I have 350 gal water capacity. When I add water to the tanks (I slowly add water, remove caps from deck fills on both sides, and alternate tanks every 50 gals) I reach a point around 180 to 200 gals where I get water trickling into the bilge to where the auto bilge pump kicks on for a few seconds every 8 - 10 minutes. At some point the water level reaches a point where there is no more trickling into the bilge. I have looked at all the connector points that I can access and don’t see any water leakage. The only place I can find some water leakage is a small hairline crack on the top of the tank where the small floor access hatch is in the hallway where you step up into the forward stateroom. That is not enough leakage to explain what I’m seeing in the bilge area so my guess is there is another problem somewhere else that is not visible. Any ideas, insight, woes, guidance, pity from someone who has dealt with similar problem would be appreciated. And worse case if we are talking water tank replacement what are my recommended options, potential expense, and interior destruction am I in for. Thanks so much for any input for this boat owner of 7 months. PS we are suppose to be leaving from Ensenada to La Paz next Friday.