MancaveII
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- Jun 13, 2014
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- 2007 310 Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin 6.2 Mercruisers w/Bravo III Drives
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See pics below your postThanks mancaveII appreciate it and take a bunch of pics please. If u don't want to post all of em please Pm me. Thanks again
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Thanks mancave, I have already read that article, I want to know what people in the forum are getting in real world use on boats that are not brand new.
Bryan, please keep me informed. I REALLY WANT TO TRACK THIS LEAK DOWN, as everything forward of the bulkhead should not be getting water in there. All my other compartments such as AC and Bow Thruster are bone dry. I cleaned everything out, and simplified the process for getting back in there to the water tank. (Didn't put back ALL the screws). I know water will still get in there, but know that I will have to clean out every 6 months or so until I find out where the leak is. I'll keep you posted.
Mike
This may be a stupid question, but, why is there always water in the bilge, how does it get in?
So mancaveII did you change the check valves and lessen the water in there ?
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Bryan, thanks for the help with the compartment lid for the bow thruster. It just happens that mine had 4 screws on each corner. I was careful enough to get the screws out with no problem.
Also, I think I might have solved your odor problem, because I had the same thing. Firstly, I'm not sure where the water is coming from, but I might have an idea. The odor might be caused by water sitting in the shower sump location and another compartment. (Not in the shower sump itself, but in the compartment where it is located). Where that water is coming, I have no idea, but I'll get to that in a moment. I basically removed all my cushions in the aft compartment, the seat holders (black wooden braces on both sides), and started removing the wooden floor that the seats rest on. (I only removed the small floor panel on the starboard side and the main larger panel covering the water tank - two panels). The carpet is stapled to those panels so you will need to peel back the carpet and remove the staples. Under the small starboard panel you might find water. (Mine was pretty smelly and old). This compartment is closed off as far as I can see, so I'm not sure how water got in there. The main fresh water line from the main water inlet/fill runs in there along with the wires for the water tank level sensor. I didn't see a leak from those lines. I cleaned out. I emptied my water tank and removed the 1 x 1s (Cut the one on the starboard side enough to get clearance to lift out water tank... it was stapled from the other side and had to cut of the showing staples with a wire cutter, removed the back one on the bulkhead to the engine.. this was easy as the screws were from the front. The 1 x 1 on toward the bow was difficult as it was screwed from the other side... I just gently worked it loose). After those were removed, I was able to lift out the water tank. In short, there was water underneath the tank and it was disgusting. In the compartment where the water tank sits, there is a hole forward that leads into the shower sump compartment. So.... that water that sits in the shower compartment drains back under the water tank and sits there.
Now that we have the geography, (I'm not necessarily recommending you remove everything like I did, but just wanted to give you some history) I believe the water might be coming in under the helm or even under the captains chair. These boats always list a bit to starboard, and the water gets caught in the caulking groove and dumps near the throttle or into your cup holder underneath the captains chair. I redirected/dammed the water a couple of years ago with a line of caulk to the drainage hold through the windshield. But why am I still getting some water there? I think my next step will to make sure the windshield in tight (no screws missing). If you have any ideas, please let me know.
Thanks,
Mike
You don't happen to have any pics from when you removed all this do you?
That's where I'm pretty sure my smell is...
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