I drilled for garboard drain last fall. I will install perko drain in spring.
I used 2 earth magnets to locate where to drill...one low inside bilge taped
where I wanted the drain, then just moved the other on outside of keel stub
until it "located" it's mate and voila, knew exactly where to
Be careful Edd, he's double dipping. I've already sent him the money.RonWild
CheriC 30-1STL
On Friday, December 20, 2019, 10:16:41 AM CST, Edd Schillay via CnC-List
wrote:
Listers,
I have not seen any increase in spam mail.
However, thanks to a Saudi prince, I’m now actively
The way I have to look at it is based on being on the hard from October to May.
If I was in the water like Josh 11/12 months or Bob 12/12, I wouldn’t even look
at it. It wouldn’t make sense to me either and simply is not required. If you
have ever checked on your boat and found water just under
I like the garboard drain idea, but it seems much simpler, safer, and cheaper
($15.80) to install the tubing w squeeze bulb I suggested earlier. Setup your
charger like I do with a radio and you won't have to climb a ladder. I
wouldn't leave a boat unchecked for more than a few weeks. You
I have been drilling a half inch hole in the hull at the lowest point in
the bilge for years and plugging same hole each year before launch with
epoxy putty. No problems yet and my boat winters well with open ports under
the tarp. I store my upholstered cushions on board and on edge every
winter.
Josh, I have the 1" version as seen in several other emailsit is located at the very bottom of the bilge sump. (C 38MKII) It was installed about 10 years ago. The location was carefully sited and drilled from the outside.the hole actually sits a quarter inch below the bilge floor.The brass
Yes, I agree with Josh—one more hole that could let water into the boat. No
way I would do this in my boat!
Bob
> On Jan 10, 2020, at 2:45 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> My only concern to doing this is the same concern I have with any hull
> penetration - one more hole to
My only concern to doing this is the same concern I have with any hull
penetration - one more hole to inadvertently let water in.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 10:51 AM Len Mitchell via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Our bilge is shallow
Our bilge is shallow but not as shallow as a KCB model. I would install it low
in the keel stub. It would be best as low as you can and mine may be 1/4-1/2
inch off the bottom and it works fine. I would normally vacuum and sponge out
the bilge whenever it was above freezing but that was
That's clever.
I employed something similar in the past. There are times when I didn't want
to climb a ladder to charge batteries and sponge the bilge. Times when the
boat was covered in snow and there might be ice on deck. I set it up in the
Fall, pulled the speedo and used that hole for an
Agreed. I am also five minutes from my boat, it is covered when on the
hard, and I "plug-in" and check on things regularly. I find it therapeutic.
-Original Message-
From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 9:42 AM
To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com'
Cc: Hoyt, Mike
I am dealing with a mast up for the first time this year, and was fully
prepared to poke a hole in the bottom, but as we all have a little sphincter
tightening when we think about new holes in our boats, I decided to first
try something different. My transducers are right by the mast step, and
I think it is quite different in the colder climates. On the East Coast of
Canada we get a lot of wet precipitation and many freeze/thaw cycles over the
winter. What had convinced me to go with garboard drain in previous boats was
this combined with the winter inaccessibility of the boats.
FYI, my routine is similar to Chuck's regarding the bilge water issue.
-Original Message-
From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 8:04 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER
Subject: Stus-List Garboard drain or Wet Vac
I wrestled with this idea
Chuck,
This garboard drain fits more flush.
https://images.app.goo.gl/nveRmj4ftrUzTZJG8
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 8:04 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I wrestled with this idea of garboard drains. West Marine
Hi Chuck
On our previous two boats (Niagara 26 and J/27) we installed garboard drains.
On the Niagara we installed on the outside of the keel stub and faired around
the flange. On the J/27 we decided to do it differently and installed from the
inside of the keel stub resulting in no bulge on
I wrestled with this idea of garboard drains. West Marine sells a bronze
fitting for it.
I never liked the way the plug stuck out underwater. I found it better to just
wet vac the water out of the bilge when I lay up the boat in the fall. My boat
is 2.5 hrs from my house but during the
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