As to Rick’s comments about wet boats- my boat gets a significant amount of water in the bilge and it appears to primarily come from the mast. During dry spells the bilge is dry and water always increases significantly after a rain. We have discussed this before, but from Rick’s comments, there must be some difference in the mast of the 25 vs. other masts (or else it never rains in North Carolina). Has anyone tracked down the entry point of water into the mast and has anyone found a way of reducing it? I know on my boat it must be internal because the mast below is not wet. However, I cannot see the mast bottom to watch in a rain without pulling up the cabin sole so have not done that to confirm. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Apr 24, 2019, at 11:21 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > When I was boat shopping for my first keel boat (in the mid-90s in the > Chesapeake and along the Jersey Shore) I was attracted to a couple of > Ericksons. I didn’t buy them because of the reputation they have of being wet > boats – with problems of hardware bedding, window leaks, etc. The hull to > deck joint might be solid (but you should look in a C&C owners’ manual on the > photo album at the diagram of the C&C hull to deck), but most of the > Ericksons I looked at showed signs of water inside. A friend has had to > completely replace the cabin sole on his Erickson 38 – which delaminated on > the top from water coming through the deck instead of on the bottom from > water collecting in the bilge. > > The C&C 25 I bought in 1994 is dry enough that it does not have an electric > bilge pump. Every 6 months or so I dry out the bilge with a couple of strokes > on the manual pump and a sponge. > > Rick Brass > Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 > la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of Shawn Wright via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:38 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C as offshore boat? > > Thanks for all the great replies. Interesting about the 30-1 setup for > offshore. There is one in Victoria selling for $55K (for almost a year now) > that the owner put over 50K into, but never left due to health issues. > re: the hull-deck joint. This is one reason I was looking at Ericsons for > months, as their glassed over joint is said to be very strong and leakproof > (outward facing flange, with inside glassed over). I was hoping to take this > 35 into some big waves to test the joint for leakage, but the owner wasn't > game for it. There is a hose at the slip, so I might try spraying it if I get > a chance. > > Still pondering things tonight. Thanks everyone! > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray>
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