[C38] rain in mast to floor then bilge?

[Les]

Move to California, the 9 year drought pretty much clears it up...
Seriously, though, we had Spartite added on JACE and that pretty much
eliminated the "drips to the cushing" problem.  However, the seal under
the "tophat" around your mast might be leaking at the deck interface.
They had to make sure that was sealed as well.  We also have one of
those sleeves around the mast inside the cabin.  It was there when we
bought the boat.  It is made of some sort of leatherette (like
naugehyde) and fastens with velcro.  That seems to help protect the
cushions from mast sweating.  Before that we used to tie a bit of line
around the mast with a "lions tail" hanging down into a bucket.  It
didn't eliminate the problem, but sure contained it.  If the bucket and
rope are clean you also can gather fresh water this way (I don't think I
would use it for drinking, but it could be used for washing or wiping
down the cabin).

We haven't noticed any problem lately, but there hasn't been much rain,
and we are not on the boat when it is this cold (<50 degrees here) due
to no heater for the boat.  This spring I guess we will see how well we
have done.  The side cushions were getting dripped on sometimes, but
that appeared to be from the stanchions.  We rebedded those this year
and that seems to have pretty much stopped it.

Regards,
Les H
On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 19:07 -0500, Marci Brown wrote:
> We don't [handle it]. Recently, Keith and I slept on “Checks in the
> Mail” during a night of Chesapeake Bay rain with heavy downpours. The
> water didn’t gently drip down the mast and dissipate in the bilge
> compartment. It splashed and dropped on the salon cushions and the
> sole near the head, leaving quite a puddle. I’d say that 2-3 gallons
> of water ended up in the bilge, and I mopped the rest up with towels.
> (The automatic bilge pump had been mistakenly switched off so I was
> able to ‘meter’ the drippage in the morning.) Last summer we had a new
> mast boot installed and the spar-tight was pretty new, eliminating the
> question of where the h20 was coming from. We’ve been told by some
> that we need to accept the situation. Is it coming in through the
> halyard openings? I haven’t been up the mast yet. I wonder if there
> are gaps in the masthead…
> 
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> Marci Brown/Keith Carson
> 
> C38 Owners
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Gus Woods
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:16 PM
> To: Listserve at catalina38.org
> Subject: Re: [C38] rain in mast to floor then bilge?
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> 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.
> 
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> >>> Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> 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
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> Discreet Charm
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> Emery Cove Marina, 
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> San Francisco Bay
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