[C38] Fuel in bilge

[Steven Ribble]

Hi Patrick,
Start with the obvious, as Max said, the tank, and work through the lines
until you find the leak. Probably a cracked line or a leak at a fitting.

Steve

Steven Ribble
207 852-0971
Tittravate, #64

On Feb 13, 2018 11:07 PM, "Max soto" <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Patrick, I just had that problem for the second time a couple of weeks
> ago...
>
> Turns out that the tank was corroded to the point that a pinhole was
> leaking fuel.  When I cleaned some of the corrosion, I had a big stream of
> fuel. Good thing that the tank was already removed from the boat.
> Usually a tank corrodes on the bottom, from the inside out, due to the
> water on the diesel that accumulates on the bottom of the tank, but in my
> case, it was external corrosion..
>
> Open the wooden board above the tank, and with a flash light (hope you
> boat has a Diesel engine and not gasoline...), check the corner of the
> quarter berth, right next to the companionway.. there should be some fuel
> in there.. if not, check that the tank sender is not leaking when that tank
> is full, and the boat heels. If no luck, check filling hose, hose leading
> to water separator, pump, engine, return line and all the clamps..
>
> Hope this helps. It takes a while to remove that diesel smell from the
> boat, so the sooner you discover the leak, the better..
> Regards,
> Max Soto A.
> +506-8312-1367 <+506%208312%201367>
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
> On Feb 13, 2018, at 21:11, 1derful at comcast <1derful at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hello Mates,
>
>
> Any thoughts on detecting source of diesel that is accumulating in bilge?\
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Patrick
>
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