Re: [Cal_Boats] I'm missing something obvious . . . oops hit send accidentally

. . . it was dripping water from the bottom of the keel as if it had been soaking up water for some time. I drilled a couple of holes about 3-4" deep to help the water drain out and it still just dripped. I was ready to splash her so I squirted some acetone up in the holes and then filled them with a stiff mixture of West Systems and 301 filler. I'm wondering if somehow this has or had something to do with the water in the bilge. Paul West Adventure Kwest Cal 39 In a message dated 9/11/2009 7:37:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, so… [at] yahoo.com writes: Michael, Yes, when I bought Shpritz (Tempest) she had a reservoir of the saltiest water next to the Dead Sea or Great Salt Lake. There were salt crystals growing in the forward part of the hull from a tiny crack in the forward keel section. Patched the crack, and no more leak. And darn it... I forgot to bring my salt along for the cruise. But yeah, it leaked so slowly that the water evaporated just as fast at a certain surface area. Jerry --- On Fri, 9/11/09, Michael Kennedy <mt… [at] cox.mtk> wrote: From: Michael Kennedy <mt… [at] cox.mtk> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] I'm missing something obvious . . . To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrouTo: Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:12 PM It could be the packing gland that is dripping at the same rate as evaporation. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:42 AM, _p… [at] aol.pwe_ (mip://04d771e8/mc/compose?to=pw… [at] aol.com) wrote: > > When I bought the Cal 39 the PO said that he always had about 2 > inches of water in the bilge and it never got any deeper than that > and sure enough that is what I get too. > > I thought I had found it when I discovered the seawater galley pump > was leaking but it still comes in somewhere. I've looked at all the > other thru hulls and don't see anything. > > Maybe I'm having a brain fart, but how can something be leaking in a > boat and only get 2 inches inside? My simple mind thinks that if > there is a leak in the boat it isn't going to stop until the boat is > sunk. I don't have a bilge pump with a float switch that is > maintaining this elevation (too obvious even for me) so help me out > here. I mostly race so I keep the water tanks empty so it's not > fresh. I do have a leak at a stanchion base that I am aware of but > even when we've not had rain the water is there! I hate having a > wet bilge and this is driving me nuts! > > Thanks for your help. > > Paul West > Adventure Kwest > '80 Cal 39 Mk III > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:_Cal_Boats-fullfeatuCal_Boats-fullfeCal_ (mip://04d771e8/mc/compose?to=Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com)