[C320-list] Shallow Bilge '94 C320

[Jeff Hare]

I think Karl posted the document about the grid liner from the factory.
It's on our website here:  
http://www.catalina320.com/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=63

#809 Woodbine II
-Jeff Hare

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Schwartz
Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 12:44 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shallow Bilge '94 C320

Ahoy....That fix sounds good too. Bill, Did you find the information about the holes? Got it forom Catalina. If you can't get it from them, get back to me and i'll try to post them to you.....Joe


On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 09:45 AM, Rick Sulewski wrote:

> Bill, Regarding the shallow bilge: The solution that I found workable 
> over the last 20 seasons is to contain the bilge water in the first 
> compartment where the pump is located by plugging & sealing the drain 
> hole leading to the other forward compartments. There is certainly a 
> risk and requires a periodic check of the forward most compartment 
> ahead of the mast (where my transducers are located). I simply keep 
> that smaller forward floor panel unattached because it lies tightly in 
> its place and can be easily lifted to check if there is any moisture 
> (that has never occurred over the years). If the keel bolts begin to 
> leak,  moisture will also appear in the forward most compartment. The 
> normal trick to keeping a dry bilge and any water from intruding under 
> the liner is to use Gortex shaft packing and/or removing any water in 
> the first bilge compartment to avoid excess water from sloshing out 
> and then under the liner while sailing. Rick My-Ria, 95 C320 #277
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
> Behalf Of Elizabeth Schwartz
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 9:24 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Cc: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shallow Bilge '94 C320
>
> 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:
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>> 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
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