[C320-list] Weep Holes

WINDER & KIRONDE wcwinder at comcast.net
Sun Mar 23 13:56:06 PDT 2014


When we bought our boat last year there were several 1 1/2 inch holes
drilled in the transverse stringers.  It should be noted that these
hollow stringers are also drilled for wiring - maybe post production -
I do not know.  The previous owner apparently had a problem with
mildew or mold under the sole section that wraps the galley sink base
on the port side.  We stuck the business end of our wet/dry vacuum as
far into the hole as possible and sucked out at least 2 gallons of
water from between the hull liner/stringers and the hull. From the
dirty waterline at the base of these large holes it was apparent that
the water had over time risen to the bottom of the holes and then
started to go into the space between the hull and the hull liner.

The problem:  What good is it to drill weep holes if the water is just
going to drain into the space between the hull and liner?  The only
solution I can think of is to drill a hole near the bottom of the
stringer and then install a 1/2" or 3/4" tube or PVC pipe to transport
the water from one section to the other.  It is hard to believe that
Catalina would create this problem in the first place.

Bill Winder
INDIGO
C320 1994 #97





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