PLEASE HELP WATER LEAK!!!!

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Please help!!! Water leak in galley 340 1987 Sea Ray Sundancer. I have tried just about everything I can think of! Windshield screws, horns, rail....etc
 
Have you tried running a hose over the possible problem areas one at a time to see if you can pin point the leak?
 
I have the same boat and am pretty familiar. What is wet and how high? Need info to help.
 
Do as bill suggested... Use a hose and let water run one small area at a time, starting low. Keep in mind water can sometimes run along something and come out a few feet away from where it gets in
 
...and check the other thread about searay water leaks.
 
Headliner stbd side aft likely horn wires,stbd headliner frwd likely window frame may be forward of bulkhead above locker,port side headliner may be window frame, note window extends forward of bulkhead and above hanging locker,wind sometimes blows water into window in head and could run down track. Wet carpet on stbd side could be stanchion bases, ice maker,sink drain, stanchion bases, especially if boat was wrapped and had tension on rails.If boat was blocked bow high could be stanchion bases anywhere along. Wet carpet could be sink lines, sink drain,or ice maker, Wet carpet on port side could be stanchions or windows which extend forward of bulkhead above hanging locker.
 
Sprinkle baby power around the leak and suspected areas. This will determine direction of and the source of the leak
 
I had 2 leaks on my 1988 34' Sundancer.

1. Stb. side headliner was not the horn, it was the windshield. I caulked the heck out of the windshield with clear sealant. Not very pretty but it worked.

2. Forward carpet was wet due to the bow rail stanchion bases...Sea Ray used very small washers, maybe 1/8 of an inch wider that the nut. I reset each stanchion and sealed. no more leak.

Good luck - ya gotta love the old boats.
 
Thank You EVERYONE for the replies. Rbeachhouse are you saying the bottom of the windshield?
 
Since the leak is in the galley, is it possible that it is coming from the potable water system?

Another obscure source of water is the shower and shower sump.
 
The sides and the bottom of the whole windshield, not just the stb. side. I used a lot of clear sealant, like I said it isn't very pretty but it has worked for the last 6 or 7 years.
 
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