Servicing the Water Heater

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (pporcheron) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:42:21 GMT

Don,
I had the same problem on SKUMKA (#899) The dealer and Catalina blamed it on the propeller.I fixed it myself. Ground a 1" "V" around the strut applied a bead of #5200 covered the sealant with epoxy then ground another smaller "V" applied another bead of #5200. Then I built up the epoxy around the strut. It is now dry.

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (seaair) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:31:26 GMT

Don -

We just pulled our boat out of the water for the first time since new. There has always been a small leak around the strut, but it never appeared to be a big deal. Once out of the water, it was apparent that the fiberglas near the strut was saturated. Last I heard, they were waiting for it to dry out before they attempted a repair. Our dealer is making good on the repair, and I am not certain if he is going to try to get Catalina to pay for it. I would suggest your first...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (donpaget) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:55:33 GMT

I had a similiar problem but found that I had water coming from the pressure reliel valve. After that was fixed, a leak still persisted under the tank. I found that it was the strut leaking when the vessel was underway. This has been an on going discussion with Catalina as I have asked them for a detailed procedure to repair this strut leak. To date they have not complied. What must a person do to get warantee work done on a new boat?
Don Paget C950

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (symandalay) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:11:54 GMT

I had a leak from my water heater and I thought the heater was shot. Ultimately, I discovered that the hose connections from the engine were leaking and I had to trim off the deformed end of the hose and reattach it.

I jumped to conclusions because the rectangular housing of the heater was corroded and looked in need of replacement. I drained the heater and loosened the screws that hold it down. At that point I could move it around enough to take the screws out that hold the...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (CaptNorm42) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:40:24 GMT

Regarding:
The chromed access hatch above the rudder... I sealed the access port with silicone sealer and no more water.

I hate to disagree, but strongly feel silicone is not the best for that application. If you have an immediate need to steer with the emergency tiller, you will have a hard time taking that plate off if it is sealed w/silicone. Annually, I remove that plate, look below and if everything looks fine clean the old grease off & apply wheel bearing grease. That...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (marvroni) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:57:06 GMT

I had a similar situation. The leaks were from the pressure relief valve and the water heater(boiler) drain valve. I replaced both from the hardware/Lowes and the leak was gone. You can check if it is the drain valve by holding a finger over the outlet. The pressure relief valve leak was visual. If the water heater is on, be careful of the hot water! I would recommend that you get the longer stem drain valve so it will drain into the bilge instead of on the water heater support. I cannot...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:48:37 GMT

pwinterfeld wrote:
I also saw a trickle of water coming, from what appeared to be the water heater, instead the water came from the chromed access hatch above the rudder. Check that also - in my case there was quite a bit of water coming through which made its way underneath the water heater. I sealed the access port with silicone sealer and no more water.

Peter
C'est la Vie
Hull...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (pdrimmer) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:32:25 GMT

There are two sources of water from the water heater. The first is engine coolant. If the leak is engine coolant you should eventually see the coolant level decrease. Smell the water that is leaking, If it is sweet smelling it is coolant.

The other source is fresh water from the tank. Turn the water pressure switch on. If the pump cycles now and then, there is leak in the fresh water system. I agree with the other folks. Check all of the fittings first. Those hose clamps...

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (pwinterfeld) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:06:27 GMT

I also saw a trickle of water coming, from what appeared to be the water heater, instead the water came from the chromed access hatch above the rudder. Check that also - in my case there was quite a bit of water coming through which made its way underneath the water heater. I sealed the access port with silicone sealer and no more water.

Peter
C'est la Vie
Hull #746

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (garrywillis) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:24:16 GMT

Try opening the pressure relief valve on the back side of the heater first and see what happens.
Also, if the heater is sitting on pooled water on its platform then it will eventually corrode. This is not good. It is recommended that you raise up the heater so that air can get under and circulate. Use some 1/4" firring strips to do this.

Re: Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (dbnonsense) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:03:34 GMT

I had a similar condition a while back.
Check the fitting where the hot water exits the heater ,it most likly is a brass nipple that attaches to the plastic piping.In my case the slow drip was working back from the nipple conection to just inside the hot water heater cover, giving the impression that it was the heater. I actualy pulled the heater expecting to find an internal leak. It is worth another good look before pulling the heater.

Dave Zeuli Common Sense #810

Servicing the Water Heater

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:33:36 GMT

Greetings

There is a small trickle of water that "appears" to be coming from the water heater. As near as I can tell, the hoses and connections from the engine heat exchanger and the piping on the feed and pressure side, are intact. There is no sign of leaking from any of the fittings. If the water is coming from the heater, it has to be coming from inside the housing somewhere, which is a problem because the only way to get inside the housing is to remove the unit....