[C320-list] Shallow Bilge '94 C320

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy.....Catalina was aware of this issue a long time ago. Dated 
5.17.96, they have a "fix" called structural grid drain hole locations, 
to address this. I have owned #245 for just over a year. The previous 
owner drilled most of the holes, I will finish the job this winter. 
Obviously the designers did not consider water in the bilge with the 
early 320. The "fix" will at best reduce the amount of puddled water. 
Good luck.....Joe     


On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 10:32 AM, WINDER & KIRONDE wrote:

> 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?
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> Bill Winder
> INDIGO #97
> Winthrop MA
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