1976 F-36 Tri-Fly Unknown Leak

HayHaywood · Post by **HayHaywood** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:30 am

Im down to Mid cabin blocking bulkheads aft and under the toilets.
Do these toilets have access to salt water to flush, I apologise! they have not been used since I got her
Both bathrooms have original carpet. Is access available to these areas? or do I remove carpet, toilets, to get access. hehe
Any advise is honered. (about 24 gallons a day leak) good pumps

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:34 am

rear bulkhead has your rudder stuffing boxes, these are notorious for leaking (least on mine) under your beds, the shaft stuffing boxes. under salon floor the intakes for you genset (if you have one) take out your front stairs( they are held in place with 2 eyehooks) and look down to see if the water is flowing from the rear, the hoses and holding tank are visable from there. there is nothing to see under the heads. check back once you have done this

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:35 am

double post (site jammed)

HayHaywood · Post by **HayHaywood** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:14 pm

Both eng. shut down for na/cl/h20 gen set visable, both through hull steering and v-drive packing beautiful. front hatch floor open, water does floe forward, but it's the lowest point?
!One of lifes rules! Never give up.
ust don't p!$$ the gods off.
thanks
haywood

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:02 pm

HayHaywood wrote:Both eng. shut down for na/cl/h20 gen set visable, both through hull steering and v-drive packing beautiful. front hatch floor open, water does floe forward, but it's the lowest point?
!One of lifes rules! Never give up.
ust don't p!$$ the gods off.
thanks
haywood

Both eng. shut down for na/cl/h20 ????

sorry I am Canadian and do not understand code

Vitaliy · Post by **Vitaliy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:14 am

water tank cracked? had that issue on my boat, had shore water hooked up that auto filled my tanks and has a crack in it.

just givin ideas here, that or try to disconnect the fresh water hose altogether as you might have a bit of back pressure that might have cracked some interior plumbing

HayHaywood · Post by **HayHaywood** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:02 pm

Fresh water supply not connected, and 25Gal @ 24hr X a fortnight of salt water bilge discharge, not fresh. it's between bathroons,center hold visable and dry on genset/h20 heater/ marine AC, platform, weird manual baloon pump, all dry, cannot see underneath them, 3/4 marine plywood platform. Under both bathrooms is not visable yet. Im going for that next. Thank you all
Haywood Power

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:32 pm

have you checked the hoses on the genset? the seacock to allow the cooling water to enter?

also if you go into your aft cabin take the 3 drawers out just next to the 2 stairs leading to the salon, this will allow you access to the bottom of your boat check if the water is from there, and have you taken the front stairs to look under the genset platform? From there you can also see under your forward head

HayHaywood · Post by **HayHaywood** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:23 am

Thanks all who helped, the rear head brass throu-valve was shut, beautiful firm green brass, slightly below valve stem was, (and i quote "was", a steel zrk fitting ,decomposing and hanging in hardened grease and leaking like hell.
put a temp bolt in place, leak gone.
Haywood

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1976 F-36 Tri-Fly Unknown Leak

1976 F-36 Tri-Fly Unknown Leak

Not there or where

Re: Not there or where

still the same?

I found the leak