HELP WITH Grady 257 2021 Fisherman Fresh Water Leak Found When Servicing

[DaveG]

Hello All
Not sure if any one can help but here it goes:
Went to top off my fresh water this morning on my new 2021 Fisherman and seemed that water running very slow out of nozzle. I went to service the fresh water located toward the forward seat bulkhead left and ran water till coming out of service entrance. Cleaned the nozzle and also went into stern and cleaned screen element. I then pulled up the inspection caps located in stern and noticed a lot of water draining towards back and immediately turned bilge pump on to rid the excess water. I ran pump and water did come out at normal speed from nozzle but I suspect there has to be a leak somewhere and worried if I have a bad tank or a loose line somewhere in the system. It is a steady flow of water leaking so has me worried I cannot think of anything else and cannot find any decent drawings any where of a blue print or breakdown how the lines are routed. Of course the boat will go to Grady for repair but wanted to make sure if anyone has seen this and or now is the service people going to make this problem worse. Added a few Images

 

[DaveG]

 

[rdbmd]

I have a 2005 GW 283 and just started having the same problem. What did you find out?

 

[loubeer]

The freshwater pump should cycle off and on to repressurize the freshwater line after leaking. I have dealt with this problem many times over the years - either a loose connection or bad washer at nozzle (try a different nozzle and see if it helps); or a loose clamp anywhere in the line - re-tighten them all, don't assume they're tight enough; snug up all wing nut connections going into and out of your water pump. If you have a filter, make sure all connections and cap are tight. I'm fairly confident this will be your solution - probably not a tank problem in your fairly new boat.

 

[Hookup1]

I have blown hoses off faucets when winterizing with air. Keep water in the tank and pump running. Check all sink faucets and hoses underneath and bilge to see if water is coming from that area.

 

[Fishtales]

gotta check all lines to freshwater items. likely a loose hose. I've had one pop off and the pump runs hard. yours is cycling so likely a minor leak. you'll get all the water in your freshwater system if left pressurized.

 

[DennisG01]

I have a 2005 GW 283 and just started having the same problem. What did you find out?

Suggest you start a new thread and explain your problem in more detail. Leaking water can be from multiple things so probably not "the same problem"... or at least not the same cause.

To be honest... I couldn't follow what was being said in the original post (from last year) - it seem jumbled up and thoughts were bouncing around to much. Couldn't understand some of terminology, either.