[C320-list] Winter fuel surprise

[Brian/Carol McLamb]

Fortunately I have not encountered this problem.  When I need access to the
bilge the only way I know is to use the access hatches in the forward berth
area, including removing the drawers, and then the access hatches on the
center line of the cabin floor.  From there I can reach most anywhere that
fluids can accumulate.  Some folks have taken out the molding and drawers
under the sink for additional access.  Mainly I keep the holes in the
stringers clean so fluid can drain to the pump area.  I assume you have
already accessed all the access ports under the aft cabin bed when you
inspected your stern access to the tank.  Best wishes on solving this
problem.  I will be following this topic to learn what I can.

Brian s/v Serenity # 1075


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 10:13 AM, B. Stumpp <bstumpp at comcast.net> wrote:

> How do you remove the cabin sole to get access to the area between the
> liner
> and the hull?  There are gaps around the drain holes that go between the
> bilge compartments on our boat.  I'd like to seal off those cracks but
> wondered if there might be water between the liner and the hull and want to
> first remove it before sealing.  How can I check this and drain any water
> that might be there?
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> Bruce Stumpp
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> #647, Adventure
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> Frog Mortar Creek
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> Message: 6
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> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:22:00 -0400
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> From: "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net>
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> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter fuel surprise
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> Marko,
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> You may want to consider removing the cabin sole and try removing the
> remaining fuel that may be trapped between the liner and the hull with a
> shop vac. Until you are certain that all fuel is  purged from under the
> liner you may not know how much more is available to leak into the bilge
> area if your bilge leaks to and from the area below the liner and bilge
> liner.
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> I have found that both Dawn and Simple Green do a good job when cleaning up
> fuel.
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> Rick
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> C320 1995 My-Ria Hull 277
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