Dremel with a flex shaft to lower the holes? Joel
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 10:50 AM Matt Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks, Chuck. I’m good about keeping a reasonably dry bilge. In > addition, because I’m at a dock with electricity, I keep a dehumidifier on > board as well as fan to constantly circulate air. I rarely encounter a > mold issue. However, I do have small puddles of sitting water just above > the limber holes in concealed areas (below the floorboards). If water > doesn’t drain through the limber hole, it never reaches the bilge. That’s > the problem I’m trying to solve. > > > > *From:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2023 10:10 AM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>; Ronald B. Frerker < > rbfrer...@yahoo.com> > *Cc:* Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com>; wolf...@erie.net > *Subject:* Limber Holes > > > > The limber holes on my boat have the same problem. They probably > couldn't make the holes any lower because the drill body drill chuck would > hit the floor before the drill bit. I found a clean bilge makes the boat > smell fresh, so I wet/vac the bilge periodically to stay ahead of > problems. I keep a small 5gallon wet/vac in a dockbox and do this every > few months and it makes a big difference, reducing bilge odor and mold in > the cabin, takes less than twenty minutes. > > > > FWIW, Here's a video showing how another owner added slope to improve > drainage in a chainlocker. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqAf1gIK9r0 > > > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Annapolis > > > > On 01/26/2023 8:56 AM Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Martin: > > > > Question for a fellow Bruckmann “stick” boat owner (or > anyone else with a suggestion): when Bruckmann built boats, limber holes > were installed in most of the needed locations. However, the bottoms of > the limber holes are rarely flush with the area being drained. As a > result: a) water accumulates uphill of the limber hole until the level > reaches the bottom of the hole, then drains; and b) as a result, there is > always some water sitting in the area being drained. A prior owner > attempted to address this by placing Bondo filler above the limber holes. > However, the surface of the Bondo is irregular (again holding small amounts > of water), and water can work its way between the Bondo and the hull > undetected (worse). Plus it looks very unprofessional. I was thinking > about removing the Bondo, grinding the paint off on the interior hull > surface underneath, putting a cork or something in the limber hole, and > pouring an epoxy mixture into the area until it reaches the bottom of the > limber hole. > > > > Has anyone tried something like this? > > > > Matt > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu > -- Joel
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
