[C320-list] Mast water leak.

[Marek Fluder]

Dave,

I also prefer keeping the bilge dry as you become quickly aware of any
leaks.
My mast is by Charleston Spars - I've had a look at the photo in your
gallery and I am pretty sure my mast plate
is different.
Drip loop should solve your issue providing you keep the drain holes clear.

Thanks for chiming in.

Marek
#1028



On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 11:00 PM, DAVE Swanson <kswanson123 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Glad you brought up this topic.  Mine does this.  It drives me kinda nuts,
> but I end up just sponging out the bilge.
>
> I also have a Selden in mast furling main sail.
>
> I am guessing that it is from water running down an electrical cable or a
> messenger line that I have running into the bilge area.
>
> I do need to investigate this further and put a drip loop in my cables (if
> they don't already exist).
>
> The drain holes at my deck are clear, so it is not that.
>
> Also, the deck plate/mast step has a raised lip where the deck hole is to
> allow the cables to run into the bilge, yet to allow rain water or deck
> wash water to not enter the bilge.  I have seen this deck plate/mast step
> and photographed it when I unstepped our mast several years ago to ship our
> boat.  This image may already be posted on our C320IA site under my owner
> photos.  I will check and verify.
>
> Kinda a pain in the neck when you like to keep the bilge dry and we live
> in the PNW where it rains a lot.
>
> it would be nice to resolve this leaky mast problem...
>
> Dave
>
> David Swanson
> S/V Emily Ann
> 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
> Mukilteo, WA
>
> On Sep 3, 2014, at 7:45 AM, Brian/Carol McLamb <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Marek, I also have the in-mast rig and have not noticed this
> > condition.  There are drain holes at the bottom of the mast at the deck
> > level where water drains from as long as they are not clogged.  I always
> > include that in my rinse down procedure after an outing.  Here in NC I
> have
> > noticed condensation at the change of seasons due to temperature
> > differences between inside and outside of the hull.  I will be following
> > this conversation to see if I am missing something, or if you are
> > encountering the same condition.  Brian McLamb s/v Serenity #1075
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have an in-mast furling and have found out that the opening for the
> >> furling lets the rain in draining at the bottom of compression post
> >> into the bilge. Is this a common occurance?
> >>
> >> Marek, hull#1028
> >>
>
>