Freshwater leak repair assistance on 35

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:51 pm

Don, Sounds like you've got a fix. I just replaced the salon door on my '72 with a swing door and sealed and painted the bulkhead. You're conclusion makes sense, the bulkhead and frame underneith are very solid and if leaks are comming from that area you'd see a lot of rotted areas. btw, did you buy the boat from Kent Island with 330 cummins? Those motors are a great choice for a B35 br,

DonW · Post by **DonW** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:47 am

I bought the boat from Burr Yacht Sales in Edgewater. So far I really like the 330s. I had our local dealer go through everything (exchangers, after-coolers, sea water pumps, etc.) so I would have a good baseline on maintenance. I'll remove everything myself next time but the engines are still under warranty until 2012 so it was worth it. 500 hours on the engines and 120 on the generator. Boat is in Southport, NC

DonW · Post by **DonW** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:50 am

Gentlemen, I am very vexed. We've had about 1/2 inch of rain and I've got my useful couple of pints of fresh rainwater under each engine again. Caulking the bulkhead trim had absolutely no effect and I can clearly see the drips coming in along the forward edge of engine room rear bulkhead. I assumed the the bulkhead caulk was the culprit but I was wrong. What now? Where in the world could the water be coming from? The fiberglass that runs from the cockpit sole to the door is a single piece and turns up at 90 degrees where it goes under the teak trim. The outer (stern) portion of the bulkhead is dry. I sat down in the battery compartment and carefully checked it on both sides as far as I could reach and there is no water. Is it possible the water is entering one or more screw holes on the hard top and running down or is that far-fetched? Is it possible that the cockpit floor caulking is somehow the problem? If anyone has any ideas I could sure use the help. Don

kevin gillespie · Post by **kevin gillespie** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:27 am

i would check the metal track the door sits on and rebed that also and make sure its not tilted inward

Donmystic1 · Post by **Donmystic1** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:30 am

Check the wiring galleys from the flybridge down to the engine room. The flybridge may be channeling water over to the galley ways.

DonW · Post by **DonW** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:56 am

I'm thinking you may be right about the fly bridge. I removed the curtains recently to have the zippers replaced and soon after started noticing the water issue. We have a week of dry weather in the forecast so I guess some more caulking, this time on the fly bridge, is in my future. I'm also putting the curtains back up the end of the week. It is hard to get close enough to the bulkhead, due to the engine exhausts, but the water does seem to be concentrated where the wiring and cables come into the boat. Don