I don't have an automatic pump! Can't believe that boat is still
afloat, I better go check! :-)
The only automatic pump I have is in my basement, and that damn thing
keeps jamming on sawdust.
Graham Collins
Secret Plans
C&C 35-III #11
On 2013-05-20 7:08 PM, Joel Aronson wrote:
Erik,
Welcome!
Was the keel joint tight before the boat was launched?
There is a keel bolt under the mast, but you can reach the others and
it sounds like the leak is aft of the mast.
Can't believe there was no automatic pump!
Joel
Sent from my iPad
On May 20, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Erik Hillenmeyer <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com
<mailto:erik_hawk...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
Hello,
Been following on here for a while but never posted.
I have a new-to-me 1984 C&C 35 MKIII on Lake Michigan. When we
launched six days ago I noticed a large amount of water in the bilge
when I would go to the boat. Approximately 2.5 gallons every 24
hours. I have narrowed the leak down to what I assume is a hull/keel
joint issue.
After checking all the obvious sources for this much water (thru
hull, tanks, etc, etc) I finally noticed that all the water was
coming from a limber hole in the stringer just forward of the aft
most keel bolt. The water is NOTcoming out this limber hole because
it's flowing through there from a higher point in the bilge -
it's flooding up from underneath the stringer. The bilge area aft of
this stringer is dusty dry and I've elminated all other sources of water.
The first thing I'm in the process of doing is installing an
automatic bilge pump and float switch (PO never had one).
I also plan on tightening the keel bolts as soon as I get access to a
torque wrench and an extension that can reach the 2 feet to the
deepest part of the sump where one of the keel bolts is located. I'm
hoping this is some help in stopping or reducing the leak. The
sailing season is very short here and hauling out now would cost us a
big chunk of sailing, so I'm willing to try anything to stay in.
I've thrown this out on some other blogs, but wanted to know if other
C&C owners have experienced this issue or have some solutions for
getting her through the season.
Thanks,
Erik
_______________________________________________
This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album
http://www.cncphotoalbum.com
CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
_______________________________________________
This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album
http://www.cncphotoalbum.com
CnC-List@cnc-list.com
_______________________________________________
This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album
http://www.cncphotoalbum.com
CnC-List@cnc-list.com
