[C320-list] Winter fuel surprise

[Warren Updike]

Bruce, I believe the problem described is particular to the earlier "shallow
bilge" design. Your's is a "deep bilge" design and as such I don't think
there is a space between the liner and hull. As I remember seeing your salon
with the deck open, the deck lies on a solid finished surface. Perhaps
someone who knows more about the "deep bilge" design will enlighten us on
the matter.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62

-----Original Message-----
From: B. Stumpp [mailto:bstumpp at comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 10:14 AM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Winter fuel surprise

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?

 

Bruce Stumpp

#647, Adventure

Frog Mortar Creek      

 

 

Message: 6

Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:22:00 -0400

From: "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net>

To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>

Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter fuel surprise

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Marko,

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.

 

I have found that both Dawn and Simple Green do a good job when cleaning up
fuel.

Rick

C320 1995 My-Ria Hull 277