76 cuddy bilge

[tsubaki]

Yes you did say you had water coming in unexplained.
Do you have (or did have) a head (toilet)?
Mine came with one and was later capped off but the thru hulls cracked and was likely leaking so I removed them and sealed the holes.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=4893&highlight=demodification

 

[Gallagher]

Yes, it has that little portable toilet in the step through but no through hull fittings below waterline except for the transom, such as trim tabs (which are a HUGE help with passengers), depth finder, engine bolts, etc.

I haven't begun to track down the leak(s) yet. I'm paying a guy to convert my VRO to premix. I dropped it with him before I found this site or I would've done it myself. I'm thinking it's likely one of the through hulls on the transom as the rest of the hull is solid and without an signs of damage.

 

[Gallagher]

dirty porn

Haven't done much except wash and polish for the past 10 years

 

[Gallagher]

Worn out 150

The back side

 

[Gallagher]

Not sure why these pics are only thumbnails? Is there a way to blow them up?

 

[reelapeelin]

Not sure why these pics are only thumbnails? Is there a way to blow them up?

They enlarge when you click on em...

 

[garbubba]

check the hoses that connect the scuppers to the through hull. Had a hard to find leak once, turned out a clamp had corroded & fell off!

 

[Gallagher]

No scuppers on this hull.

 

[reelapeelin]

No scuppers on this hull.

Gallagher, my '74 used to take on water between the cap and hull under the side windshields while under way, particularly in a chop or better...close inspection revealed large opening between which got immediate repair...Wellcraft didn't do a superior job cappin' these puppies for us...

 

[Gallagher]

Hey Reel, that's interesting. Did you need to pull the rub rail to get at it? I need to change that out anyways ...

 

[reelapeelin]

Hey Reel, that's interesting. Did you need to pull the rub rail to get at it? I need to change that out anyways ...

Years ago, but I still kickin myself I took no pics...left motor on, removed rubrail and all screws connecting cap to hull (they may have been rivets I drilled out) and jacked the whole cap up except the stern, ran a 1 1/2" strip of 3/4" starboard around the inside of hull to catch new screws, then dropped the cap back down and w/3 drill motors (pilot, clearance hole and screwdriver) started workin' my way around till all buttoned up...rubrail back on, sealed remaining small gappage w/4200 and she was tight as could be after that...you run the strip so you can place the screw anywhere w/no tools on the inside...more details if ya want...

 

[Gallagher]

Sounds pretty slick. Wondering how you kept the cap up or even got it up. Also, how did you secure the star board? Hoping I don't need to go to that much trouble to replace the rub rail.