[C38] water in my bilge

[1derful at comcast.net]

is there a stuffing box on the rudder shaft? 
where is it? 
  
Patrick 

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From: "Patrick Harpole" <1derful at comcast.net> 
To: "Catalina" <listserve at catalina38.org> 
Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:51:07 PM 
Subject: Re: [C38] water in my bilge 

Maybe wave action is it. Two days ago I motored through San Pablo Bay. 3 hours of 35 knot winds and 6 foot swells. 
3 sailboats capsized. 
Coast Guard had a busy day 

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On Jul 7, 2016, at 2:31 PM, Steve Smolinske < SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com > wrote: 






Check your stuffing box on the rudder and the shaft,  depending on the type of seal you have.  If you have a dripless shaft seal it might have become loose and slid out of the compressed state.  On the rudder if your subject to wave action at your mooring every time the stern goes up and down it could be taking on water from there as well.   Rain almost could be suspect, not sure where it comes in but after a good rain my bilge is full.  

  

From: Listserve [ mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org ] On Behalf Of William Knowles 
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 2:29 PM 
To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
Subject: Re: [C38] water in my bilge 

  


If you use blue stuff in the holding tank should show up in bilge if holding tank is leaking, there are many through hulls found one under settee area hooked to nothing. 


  


  


On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 11:51 AM, < 1derful at comcast.net > wrote: 


My bilge has been filling up with water rather quickly. 


The area in the head fills up to. 


Stuffing box appears OK. 


I closed through hull fitting. 


Water has the smell of urine...a bit. 


Any thoughts of where the water's coming from. 


Holding tank? 


I don't want Blue Eyes to become a "Yellow Submarine" 


Patrick 



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