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LeighMarie
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Initially Posted - 03/09/2002 :  22:01:09  Show Profile
We have an '85 C25, SW, traditional interior that is on its trailer in our driveway. We bought it about 5 weeks ago. The guy I bought it from forgot to put the knotmeter impeller in the last time he launched it, so there was a lot of water in the bilge. It seemingly took forever to get all the water out after it thawed, but I had a number of times where water was coming from somewhere, but the boat is 35 miles away from Lake Michigan!

Today, I was in the boat cleaning parts of it and I looked in the fresh water tank and it was almost full again. I had emptied the water out about a week ago and know I still had a chunk of ice in there - it had been completely frozen when I got it. After I took 3 large buckets of water out of it I heard water dripping inside it. There was almost a steady stream dripping from the smaller hose on top of the tank which I traced up to the vent cap next to the water input on the deck. Can water get in there? We had had a lot of snow in the past week and it was raining this morning, but I wonder if that was what was filling up the water tank. If so, it will always drip into there, won't it? Isn't there a way to keep the vent from letting water in? It wasn't just a little, it was a lot. Thanks for any wisdom you can share on this. I may have to take the whole tank out of there to see if it's cracked, but I have to stop water from getting into it first.

Thanks!



Dave & Sharon on "Leigh-Marie"
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Response Posted - 03/10/2002 :  01:49:02  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Ill bet the ice on the deck raised the water level on top of it just enough to flow into the vent. I would recomend getting all the snow and ice off of the boat and tarp it. If the mast is down use it as a tarp/tent support. Get all the water off of and out of the boat or you will never find where its all comming from. Preventing the build up of ice and snow on the deck should be enough to stop the flow.
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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 03/10/2002 :  12:55:42  Show Profile
Unscrew the fill cap o the side deck, it should say 'water' on it. Check to see if the rubber 'O' ring is in place. If not, water might be entering there. You should be able to find a replacement at any well stocked hardware store.

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LeighMarie
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Response Posted - 03/10/2002 :  18:49:24  Show Profile
I will check both of them out. So it sounds as though water can go in the water vent? I guess I just presumed it wouldn't be able to. Always something new to learn! Thanks for your help! (I did have the boat tarped yesterday but took it off in the 50+ mph wind gusts we had here in western Michigan. I'll put it back on after the wind abates and keep it covered.)

Dave & Sharon on "Leigh-Marie"
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OJ
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Response Posted - 03/11/2002 :  09:57:58  Show Profile
Dave and Sharon,
Welcome to the world of boat ownership! Things <i>will</i> settle down once you get your arms around it.

Steve Madsen
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