[C320-list] Mast Leak?

[crashley at gte.net]

I would think that all boats have an opening at the base of the mast as 
there are power/signal lines for anchor light, steaming light, decklight, 
wind instrument, VHF, and RADAR. I guess there must be a seal of some sort 
because mour mast does not leak and we have all of the above.

CRA
ROSEBUD #882

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Van Vessem" <jvanvessem at sbcglobal.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mast Leak?


> Warren,
>
> I know, on my boat at least, that there is an opening in the deck because 
> I had a wind vane installed and the com wire runs down the inside of the 
> mast through the inside of the compression column and back to my navpod.
>
> John Van Vessem
> Sojourn 645
> Vallejo Yacht Club
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> To: Catalina 320 Mail List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 9, 2006 3:53:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mast Leak?
>
>
> Mast leak???  I was under the impression that 320 masts are deck-stepped 
> and this meant there is deck material between the mast and compression 
> post.  Am I wrong on this?  If I'm correct, the water is from some where 
> else.
>
> I, too, had to refinish cabin sole on our #62 this winter because of water 
> in the bilge.  For those of you with later models, the earlier models 
> (when???) had plywood soles with teak/holly veneer applied over a series 
> of bilge spaces defined by the stringers or what boat buliders actually 
> call the "floor."  The later models have a fiber glass liner on which the 
> sole boards rest.  I don't know the details.
>
> Some of the bilge spaces on the older models are drained some are not. 
> When water gets into the undrained spaces, the moisture seeps throught the 
> untreated plywood causing mildew, softening of the holly wood, and 
> staining of the varnish.  I don't know where the water under my sole came 
> from.  I'm thinking it was not from the mast/compression post.
>
> Anyone have more to add?
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> Chesapeake Bay
>