April 8th arrived at boat to check on things and run all engines for 2 hrs. All liquid levels were where they are supposed to be. I secured the boat and returned 2 weeks later to pick up an item.
Upon arrival I looked in the engine room and noticed fuel in the bilge (five 3 gallon buckets were removed). Only fuel in center bilge; port & starboard bilges are dry. Center bilge drains to stern.
I searched everywhere for the leak but found nothing. I removed the fuel, cleaned the bilge with laundry soap and placed diapers into every crevice. Emptied out the lazarette and covered the area with diapers; also under the generator. I ran all engines but could not locate a leak.
I returned one week later with all the tools to locate and repair the leak but no fuel in the bilge. The bilge is as dry as the day of cleaning. Only small oil leak under port engine. All fuel hoses are dry; I can't see all sides of the fuel tanks but I thought if the tanks were leaking the side bilges would have fuel in them. If the tanks were leaking, there would have been fuel in the bilge today (unless the fuel level is below the hole). Starboard engine shows lower than the port but the generator also runs off the starboard fuel tank.
Has anyone run into this type of problem?
Is there a way to pressurize the fuel system and force a leak?
Any ideas on how to locate the leak?
Can a siphon occur some how on one of the engines?
Upon arrival I looked in the engine room and noticed fuel in the bilge (five 3 gallon buckets were removed). Only fuel in center bilge; port & starboard bilges are dry. Center bilge drains to stern.
I searched everywhere for the leak but found nothing. I removed the fuel, cleaned the bilge with laundry soap and placed diapers into every crevice. Emptied out the lazarette and covered the area with diapers; also under the generator. I ran all engines but could not locate a leak.
I returned one week later with all the tools to locate and repair the leak but no fuel in the bilge. The bilge is as dry as the day of cleaning. Only small oil leak under port engine. All fuel hoses are dry; I can't see all sides of the fuel tanks but I thought if the tanks were leaking the side bilges would have fuel in them. If the tanks were leaking, there would have been fuel in the bilge today (unless the fuel level is below the hole). Starboard engine shows lower than the port but the generator also runs off the starboard fuel tank.
Has anyone run into this type of problem?
Is there a way to pressurize the fuel system and force a leak?
Any ideas on how to locate the leak?
Can a siphon occur some how on one of the engines?
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