[C38] mast leak

[Robert Miller]

I always flick on my bilge pump to the spring loaded manual position
whenever I go aboard.  Just to check.  My boat is weird.  When I fill my
fresh water tank it vents into the bilge when it is full.  When the bilge
pump comes on, I can tell it is full.

 

Bob Miller

"Bolero" #113 at Southwestern YC in San Diego. 

 

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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Steven Ribble
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 1:38 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] mast leak

 

Paul, you know about "never" and "always"...  actually there WAS ONE TIME I
got on board after being gone for the week 
(or more) and I found the bilge was dry...but then again it didn't rain
during that period.

 

I used to have a Lovett 1200 bilge pump and I'd typically found about a
gallon in the bilge after being away for a while...now I have a Rule and I
usually find about 2-1/2 gallons...guess that's what I get for trying to
save $$!  I've done occasional [taste] tests of the water because I was
concerned that I had a hull leak but I've never noticed it to be salty (I
know, not the smartest test to do)...so I've always assumed it was from the
mast.  If you are getting salt water in the bilge you should go on a safari
to find its origin because not only is it unhealthy for your keel bolts, you
may have big problems if your bilge pump gives out (like mine did - water
was just below the salon floor when I discovered it wasn't working).

 

Steve

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 3:17 PM, PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca> wrote:

Am I to understand some boats do not  ALWAYS  have water in the bildge? One
of my weekly things to do is add fresh water to the bildge  to flush out any
sea water is this wrong ?


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Steve Ribble
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