[C320-list] Shallow Bilge '94 C320

[WINDER & KIRONDE]

I have a leaking aqua muffler box that will get replaced this winter
but it has been sending sea water to the bilge.   Because of the very
shallow bilge in the early Catalina 320's all of the bilge spaces
between the hollow beams fill up before the float switch triggers the
pump.  And because holes have been drilled in the beams for wiring all
of the beams fill up water as well. 
I do not know what Catalina was thinking when they designed this boat.
Has anyone investigated the possibility of grinding down a 6" X 6"
area on the centerline of the boat to a depth of about an inch where
the bilge pump could be located, creating a low point where water
could collect water and pump it out before all the other compartments
filled with water?

Bill Winder
INDIGO #97
Winthrop MA