Dufour 38 - Mystery Leak

[Cuckoo]

Anyone out there experienced a leak in the internal water system of their Dufour?


For no known reason and at random intervals the entire water tank (fore or aft), syphons into the bilges. It can be dry as a bone for 3 months then for no reason it just happens and i have 6 inches of water below !

I am pulling my hair out trying to find it and because its intermittent this makes it even harder to isolate.

Anyone had a similar experience ??

Mike - Cuckoo

[Martinini]

Any nylon fittings? I ask because I had several that split with age, but you couldn't tell by looking at them. every time the temp changed outside they would leak, and here is the fun part, at differant times! Oh yeah---some of the clamps didn't seat properly as a result.

[Martinini]

And what has that got to do with a leak on a boat?

[Cuckoo]

Thanks Martinini,

I'm back on the boat on Monday and i'm going to change the fittings. I had already isolated the main group of fittings at the pumps and they seem to be OK but there are others in the bilges.

[kaluvic]

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