[C320-list] Bilge Spaces
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Wed Sep 12 15:35:28 PDT 2007
I have #30 and had the same problem with trapped water so drilled a series of 1/2 inch holes that allows water under the galley sink and water?trapped under the?waste holding tank to drain?into the grid where the bilge pump is.? ?I also drilled a hole into the?base of limber ?forward of the bilge pump.? Now any water that gets on board collects?into?one area .. What the bilge pump doesn't get I use?my shop Vac..?? ?????????
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Moores <dmoores at cogeco.ca>
To: 'C320-List' <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge Spaces
I have #342 and water still gets in the cross-members. So I drilled holes
as low as possible and it drains out.
-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Karl Krueger
Sent: September 12, 2007 3:32 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge Spaces
Hello All:
The bilge change over was more like hull number #220's or 230's. I have
hull #282 which is the deeper bilge.
Karl (Kindred Spirit #282)
David J Gleason <djgleason1 at juno.com> wrote:
Gary:
Welcome to the shallow bilge club. I believe it was around hull #328 that
Catalina wised up and changed the arrangement. On our boat, I drilled a 5/8"
hole in the cross stringer just aft of the bilge pump. I connect a 1 gallon
wet/dry vac to a piece of rigid plastic tubing (3/8" I
believe) and pump the water out. This has been working and avoids the need
to cut the floor for an inspection plate.
Dave Gleason
Proud Mary, #150
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:57:21 -0500 "Gary Magnuson"
writes:
> On my 1995 320, (# 205) I was cleaning the bilge spaces and found
> that the bilge space under the sink, directly under the companion
> ladder, does not drain into the bilge. Isn't there supposed to be a
> connection between these two? There appears to be a limber hole,
> but it seems to be piped right past this space. I can only see into
> the space through the 4 inch hole under the port floor section. I
> used my wet vac to draw about 4 gallons out through the inspection
> hole. Any suggestions how to get this section to drain. I also
> notice that the compartment where the bilge pump is located, isn't
> the lowest point in the floor. Plan A was to wash and rinse each
> section and have it drain aft to the bilge pump. The water seems to
> drain forward toward the base of the mast.
> Thanks,
> Gary Magnuson #205
>
>
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