[Public-list] crack leak at the keel

[Todd Redhead]

I think I may be dealing with the same problem.  My drinking water started
to taste bad then developed floaters.  I decided to open up the water tank.
I installed a scew type clear plastic hatch under the seat in the v-berth.
What I noticed though was: after I drained all the water out to do a
cleaning, there was still a little bit (1/2 cup) of water in the bottom 2
weeks later.  My boat is in the water, so the only thing I could think of
was that water was coming in through the hull.  Upon closer inpection I can
see there are some cracks inside the tank down the center seam.  I was
planning on laying a layer of epoxy down to seal the cracks.

Anyone else delt with this?

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Hilliard" <island_light at yahoo.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:45 AM
Subject: [Public-list] crack leak at the keel


> It appears I  have a crack leak at the keel  and am
> wondering if anybody else has had a similar scenario
> as the following...
>
> Celeste, #394, is on the hard at the moment , and I
> have a small mysterious wet trail of blue liquid and
> white crystal textured residue exiting at the toe of
> the keel  on the  centerline roughly below the water
> tank .
>
> The  potable  anti-freeze I put in the tank last fall
> may been that color however my recollection is it was
> pink.  I put that stuff in after trying to get the
> majority of water out  with a siphon and sucking with
> a wet vac.  My hand pump at the galley sink has been
> out of commission since last summer  and I have not
> used water from the tank since that time.  Another
> possibility is the anti-feeze may be reacting with the
> blue bottom paint to create the crystal effect?  No
> doubt  I have some residual bilge water  however I am
> not aware the bilge travel that far forward to be a
> possible source. The keel shows no chipping or signs
> of impact . I suspect I have a hole in the water tank.
> However my primary concern is the liquid seeping out
> along the center line . Is this an indication
> possibly of a larger  leak problem down the road?  Am
> I correct that the hull/ keel mold was one piece so
> there would NOT be a "connection seam" at the
> centerline of the keel?
>
> My plan was to grind off some of the gel coat along
> the seam to investigate further (as sanding off the
> bottom paint  is not telling me much) before  cleaning
> out a valley at the seam/leak and getting out the west
> system to patch. However I haven't  figured out how to
> stop the drip and get the area dry  for an effective
> repair w/o getting into the tank problem  - which I
> would prefer to delay until the off season.
>
> Any thoughts / advice  much appreciated.
>
> Henry Hilliard
> Celeste  #394
> Penobscot Bay,  Maine
>
>
>
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