Our port light replacement project was started to address an apparent leak. There is often water in the bilge and the port lights seemed like the place to start. While this did stop some of the water from getting into the boat, there was another source that was hard to track down.
Last week I discovered the source. The water lift muffler has a pin hole leak.
It was hard to find because it would only leak when the engine was running and I was never looking when the engine was running.
With the raw water seacock shut, it was pretty easy to hacksaw the hoses and remove the old unit.
It was "stainless". For it's replacement, I hoped to find a fiberglass model and was lucky to spot one at the new Anchors Away marine consignment store in Oriental.
With a slight bit of modification, it was an easy swap and the Beta 14 is purring again with no water leaks.
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| Ye old water lift |
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| The new/used Centek unit with the inlet tapered to a smaller diameter and an elbow. |
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To make the nipple the correct diameter, I found the right size socket, wrapped it with Tyvek, then added glass and
epoxy. Then to remove the socket, I used the impact driver to break it free then pulled out the Tyvek. |
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| Installed behind the diesel |
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| Happy again. |
