mystery water

[nicki]

hello from a rookie,

i have a problem with wetness in my master stateroom. the subfloor next to the drawers on the strboard side of the master stateroom gets wet often. have cleaned limber holes and been inside cabinets and noticed no water in there. dont know where else to look.

thanks, nicki

[MarioG]

Hello and welcome!

First things first. what boat and what year?

[MikeP]

Condensation is a possibility - In cold weather our 53 sometimes has condensation in that area because of the cold water and warmer inside air temps It's never enough to actually run anywhere, just a light coat of moisture sometimes on portions of the subfloor, the seacock and the exhaust.

I assume your 53 also has a seacock in that area for the head?

[nicki]

1984 53MY. it does have a seacock close by.

[bobk]

Different boat, but I found wet walls (at floor level) and wet carpets in the same area. Eventually found three different issues. 1, a slow leak in a toilet supply line on the other side of the wall, 2, a slow leak in a muffler/hose connection, and 3, the big one, rotted mahogony spray or lift rails that would allow some water in when running, but not at rest.

Bob
Chateau de Mer
1981 48MY

[Skip]

One other area to check are your rudder post seals. If the stbd one is leaking by excessively, it will dampen your rug on the stbd side. The access ports are down low on either side of the bed.
Good luck!

[Pascal]

yep, check the rudder post. water can wick and move forward from there.

[SKYCHENEY]

Stbd side under the drawers has the hoses to/from the master toilet. Check those. There is also 2 seacocks there. One is the pick-up for the head and one is the discharge. The discharge line is y'ed off to go fwd to the holding tank or to that discharge seacock.

Portlights can leak and run down there as well. Check the caulk outside on those. I had the one in the master head leak and water ran down into the medicine cabinet.

I think you also have deck drains near there on a 53MY. I have heard of those hose connections corroding through. Check there as well.

[Pascal]

basic troubleshooting steps when looking for leaks:

-keep a log of when you find water. after running the boat, slow, fast... after rain, after a washdown, after long showers, after flushing, etc...
-is the water salt or fresh? tasting it can be risky, a safer way is to collect some, put it on a dark surface in the sun and checking for salt residue

[nicki]

thanks for the tips. i will try these out and see what happens. i will keep you posted.

nicki