[C38] rain in mast to floor then bilge?

[eyriepg at comcast.net]

I hauled Que Linda out about 5 years ago to repaint the bottom.  My bilge always has water in it so I bailed and sponged it dry right after the haulout.  I had planned to do some plumbing in the bilge.  While it is typically dry in the northwest in the summer, we had quite a rain storm the day after I hauled out.  When I pulled up the bilge access panel, I was surprised to find nearly 2 inches of water there.  It was unbelievable.  One of the previous owners had drilled several holes into the depression on the floor around the mast base so that the water drains around the step and into the bilge.

There is room at the top of the mast around the halyard sheaves for the rain to enter, but it acts almost like there is a funnel there sometimes.

Phil Gay
C38 049 Que Linda
Everett WA

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Gus Woods" <gwoods at dineout.org> 

> I think 'pours' is a better description for what comes down the mast on 
> Love & Luck. I too would like to know how people handle it. 
> 
> >>> Don Strong 01/14/07 9:29 AM >>> 
> Dear Group: Does rain run down inside your mast? Anybody have any ways 
> to deal with it, other than mopping it out of the blige? 
> thanks, Don 
> 
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> 
> Donald R. Strong 
> Discreet Charm 
> Emery Cove Marina, 
> San Francisco Bay 
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