Holgersson
New Member
- Feb 13, 2017
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- Boat Info
- SeaRay 240 Sundancer 2000
Garmin 721xs
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.0 EFI Bravo 3
Before I start I will apologize for my lack of perfection in the written (english) word. Try to reply in swedish and we're even :smt001
I have a 240 Sundancer (-00) that's newly bought. It's a true dream come true.
We're totally new to this kind of boats and made therefore a minor mistake to check for leaks in all spaces (who would thought of something like that..?:huh.
Well.. After a while we discovered there's a openable hatch on the step down to the cabin. And there you also find the box with the bilge pump from the shower. On the bottom there was some water laying, not much, but some. Of course we wiped it up, I also made a quick check on the bilge and the float(?). It didn't work at all, but that's not the problem.
A couple of weeks later we went down to the marina to make the final preparations before the winter storage. We made all the usual stuff, empty the fresh water tank and unplugged and opened up the water pump to prevent freezing etc.
Two weeks later we went for a last visit to the latest family member. And that was a minor disaster. On the cabin floor was aprox 8 gallons of water. It stand high when my wife stepped right down in the pile.
There were no easy way do determine were the water came from. After wiping the floor and emptying a couple of buckets there were still water under the steps, and it was more coming from in under the wc-module. But there's an open space under the wc and the water is of course taking the simpliest way forward.
So, here's the billion dollar question. Where is the water coming from?!
I've checked the vents and there's no visible signs of water or mold on the walls. We have not used the shower at all so the broken bilge cannot be the "bad guy" here. When we emptied the water tank I simply flushed the water into the sink in the pentry and the toilet. I will believe that we would have noticed if there was any leak and the floor was filling up with water...
I have one idea left, and that's the drain at the "step down" from the upper deck, right before the door down to the cabin. I know that the canvas leaks some when it rains. But I haven't been able to acces the area underneath the drain (how do I do that?).
Besides that I have no ideas left, and that's why I put my trust into you guys. Anyone with the same problems??
Any ideas at all will be helpful. Thanks.
I have a 240 Sundancer (-00) that's newly bought. It's a true dream come true.
We're totally new to this kind of boats and made therefore a minor mistake to check for leaks in all spaces (who would thought of something like that..?:huh.
Well.. After a while we discovered there's a openable hatch on the step down to the cabin. And there you also find the box with the bilge pump from the shower. On the bottom there was some water laying, not much, but some. Of course we wiped it up, I also made a quick check on the bilge and the float(?). It didn't work at all, but that's not the problem.
A couple of weeks later we went down to the marina to make the final preparations before the winter storage. We made all the usual stuff, empty the fresh water tank and unplugged and opened up the water pump to prevent freezing etc.
Two weeks later we went for a last visit to the latest family member. And that was a minor disaster. On the cabin floor was aprox 8 gallons of water. It stand high when my wife stepped right down in the pile.
There were no easy way do determine were the water came from. After wiping the floor and emptying a couple of buckets there were still water under the steps, and it was more coming from in under the wc-module. But there's an open space under the wc and the water is of course taking the simpliest way forward.
So, here's the billion dollar question. Where is the water coming from?!
I've checked the vents and there's no visible signs of water or mold on the walls. We have not used the shower at all so the broken bilge cannot be the "bad guy" here. When we emptied the water tank I simply flushed the water into the sink in the pentry and the toilet. I will believe that we would have noticed if there was any leak and the floor was filling up with water...
I have one idea left, and that's the drain at the "step down" from the upper deck, right before the door down to the cabin. I know that the canvas leaks some when it rains. But I haven't been able to acces the area underneath the drain (how do I do that?).
Besides that I have no ideas left, and that's why I put my trust into you guys. Anyone with the same problems??
Any ideas at all will be helpful. Thanks.
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