[C320-list] Mast water leak.

[Onat Dogruer]

Just an observation, the 320 vs 320MII mast step plates are different. 



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 From: DAVE Swanson <kswanson123 at comcast.net>
To: C320IA List Server <C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mast water leak.
 

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
>>