[C320-list] Fridge condensate

[Jack Brennan]

If you have a packing gland, you will  always get some water from the drips as the shaft turns.

On my boat, some of this will end up In the catch basin under the diesel and some will migrate to the bilge.

The dripless systems hold some appeal, but I've always been intimidated by stories of how some of them fail suddenly.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.




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From: "surprise thompson87.com via C320-list" <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Date: 7/24/23 8:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Cc: "surprise thompson87.com" <surprise at thompson87.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fridge condensate

The newer boats have the drain plumbed to the shower sump pump via a y valve. On the other hand I’ve never understood the obsession with a dry bilge. Mine always has a bit of water from who knows where. As long as I don’t have to pump it frequently it’s no bother.

> On Jul 24, 2023, at 8:20 PM, Kim Chapman via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
> For the two years that I have owned this boat I have been challenged to
> keep the bilge dry. I am generally winning but now my last challenge seems
> to be condensate from the fridge.
>
> Has anyone solved this?  Perhaps a sump pump in the bottom of the fridge
> instead of a drain hose into the bilge.
>
> Cheers...
>
> Kim Chapman
> C320 #416
> Sanity