[C320-list] Weep Holes

[Allan S Field]

The C320 Association has a flange puller that can be borrowed as part of the
Association toolbox loaner program.

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Martin
Rosenberg
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 6:34 PM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Weep Holes

A word of warning. Removing the connecting flange from the prop shaft to
install a drip-less shaft seal will not be a picnic on a 20 year old boat.
I've been working on the same project for a few weeks now and getting
extremely frustrated - and my boat is a 2001. If I can't get the flange off
cleanly then I will have to cut it off and buy a new one. That will require
having the new flange ground square and will require removing the prop and
shaft from the boat. You're right, if the project is to be done then this is
the time but it may open a new can of worms AND money.
Martin Rosenberg
2001 "Avalon"   #823


On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Dick Walker <dickwalker at att.net> wrote:

> You can keep a dry bildge if you invest in a drip less shaft desk.
>
> A great idea if you are pulling the boat anyway for a cutless bearing
>
> WindWalker II has had a drip less shaft seal since new
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Dick Walker
> WindWalker II  # 687
> 740 Olive Ave.
> Coronado ,CA 92118
> 619.435.8986
>
>
>
> > On Mar 23, 2014, at 13:56, "WINDER & KIRONDE" <wcwinder at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
>