Guido
Member
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2017
- Messages
- 18
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Misty Morning
- Vessel Make
- 1983 Northern Tri-cabin
Hi folks. A year later, repaired holding tank and still trying to resolve a nasty accumulation of (very) stinky water in the forward portion of my bilge. Mine is a 35 ft 1983 Northern TriCabin trawler. Which I love, despite this tricky problem. I have ruled out leaks from the holding tank above. I have ruled out rain water. I have ruled out leaks from the cutlas bearing running forward. It accumulates in the deep forward part of the bilge, well below the level of the main bilge area and pump (bad design). Seems to build to about 5 gallons per week. I wet vac it out as black stinky water from under my holding tank. A yacht service Friend says that stink is not sewage but rotten fibreglass/core material. Does that sound right? And does anyone know if these Taiwanese trawlers typically had core material in the hull? This vessel once had teak decks but they were ripped out and replaced with glass. This problem is not a deck problem...it is a below the waterline problem. Comments/suggestions/ideas?