[C38] Bilge Pump and mast leak

[S Orton]

Steve S.  That "indentation" you mentioned being always full of water and is very tough to inspect, is bad news in my opinion.  Years ago I inquired why this "water hole" existed and nobody could give me a suitable answer, so I filled the void with foam and glassed over it.  Now any leakage from the rudder gland directly runs down hill to the bilge.  We all know that untreated fiberglas saturates with water- is this a structural problem, maybe not.
Cheers, Steve O  
 
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:37:16 -0800
> From: SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
> To: hlhowell at pacbell.net; listserve at catalina38.org
> Subject: Re: [C38] Bilge Pump and mast leak
> 
> I have actually seen the water pumping through that opening, we were
> cruising home and I poked my head in on the starboard side to opening to
> check on some work I had done and saw the water coming up through the
> packing gland with each wave. I replaced the packing but still
> accumulate waer in the indentation in the hull just behind the hot water
> heater. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Les
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 12:35 PM
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] Bilge Pump and mast leak
> 
> The top is normally above the water line, but the lower end is
> submerged. As the boat hobby horses, it will pump water up the rudder
> shaft, and it will pulse into the boat around any available leak.
> 
> Trust me on that one... We are on a buoy that is only slightly
> protected, and bouncing from wakes, from surge through the breakwater
> and other wave forces gives us a lot of pumping action. We could
> acquire about 1" of water in the bilge in 3 days from the rudder seepage
> alone after all the other stuff was done.
> 
> Regards,
> Les H
> 
> On Sat, 2010-11-20 at 23:57 -0700, S Orton wrote:
> > Chuck, I believe the top of the rudder post is above the waterline 
> > when the boat is at rest in the slip, so there should be no leakage 
> > from the post. Now under way with a stern wave, that's a different 
> > story. When I return from a sailing trip I dry the bilge with a towel
> 
> > and it will stay reasonable dry (not over a cup, probably from
> > condensation) if it doesn't rain. With rain the Rule bilge pump like 
> > about two gallons for company. Also for those who don't have a 
> > Spartite plug, I would highly recommend the upgrade, not only from a 
> > leakage standpoint, but the resin plug is a structural improvement- 
> > giving an "even" lateral support to the mast at the mast collar, vs 
> > the point contact force using the wood wedges.
> > 
> > Cheers, Steve O (Santa Susanna #304)
> > 
> > 
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> BIGCLIP
> 
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