Fresh water leak

[S Scott]

I've been getting fresh water in my bilge on our 2025 R27. The fresh water pump is not kicking on and off so I don't think it's a leak in a line. No rain either. Any thoughts?

 

[Mastercraft]

Could it be a leak before pump? A 2025 boat is under warranty. If you know it is fresh water and boat is in saltwater, you should be able to trace the pattern flow of the water.

 

[serendipity]

We have seen fresh water in our stern bilge on 2 occasions. Both instances were the result of water getting in via the sides of the vertical part of the center cockpit hatch. Once I may have been overly active with the hose after washing the boat and the other may have been a heavy slating rain
when the boat was on the hard.

We baled about 1/2 to 1 gallon each time. However, once baled, the bilge remained bone dry.

Can’t say if this is your case. Could be a loose fitting.

 

[JunieBird]

I've been getting fresh water in my bilge on our 2025 R27. The fresh water pump is not kicking on and off so I don't think it's a leak in a line. No rain either. Any thoughts?

On our C-288, we have a good amount of fresh water after we fill the FW tank such that water come out the over-flow... to the point that I was convinced there is a leak in the system between the tank and pump. Could hear and see the water flowing from somewhere under the deck. The volume of the tank (per the gauge) does not drop during the event, so likely a loose fitting at the fill tube/tank or vent/tank (and water from above the tank in the vent/fill hose itself). Good luck snooping.. get a good flash light!
R/

 

[S Scott]

I've been getting fresh water in my bilge on our 2025 R27. The fresh water pump is not kicking on and off so I don't think it's a leak in a line. No rain either. Any thoughts?

I discovered the water is getting in the bilge through a hole in the starboard side under the AC pump. Could it be the ac drain? Surely that would drain overboard. Unless it's clogged. Anyone run into this?

 

[Eachtra 27]

Looks like the limber hole that drains from the lazarettes to the bilge. On my boat, when the scupper drains can’t keep up with the flow of water, the water spills over the self drain channels, into the lazarette and drains into the bilge.

 

[it4llc]

We've got a C28 so different arrangement, but, I noticed water that at first I thought was from a leak in the engine raw water intake on the port side. However, I realized that it was also coming from the limber hole that runs to the area under the rear bench seat. (I couldn't see the limber hole under the wiring at first and the water runs down around the raw water intake.) I always have some water in our bilge and as best as I can tell it's from that limber hole. When I've looked through the small access holes under the rear bench seat, there is always water in that area under the stern thruster that flows through the limber hole into the bilge. I have yet to figure out exactly where it is coming in from though.

 

[serendipity]

You might want to check the cup holders, as they have drain holes in the bottom that may drain into the bilge.