Agree with Bill. Keeping the bilge dry is the best way to avoid "boat smell" and after 22 years owning my 34R, I found the easiest. laziest way to do that is using a wet vac. I keep a small one with a strong motor ready, in a dock box with a long hose and find it very handy. Mine is only 5 gallon and 5Hp so it is powerful and instead of adding antifreeze to the bilge in winter, I pump it dry. I added a piece of carpet to the bottom of the tank and threw away the casters so I can set it on the cabin floor or on the deck and it won't scratch it. You could also use a sponge, but I'm lazy and these things go on sale for less than $50. Chuck S
> On 07/03/2023 12:04 PM EDT Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > My mast drains out a half inch tube from the mast. In the winter I have a > vinyl hose that goes out through a transducer hole and keeps the bilge dry. I > have a felt wick inside that tube to pull it uphill where need be. > > In the summer it drains into a plastic pan, and I try to get down there after > heavy rain and drain the pan to keep the bilge dry. Works great! > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie PA > > On Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 21:33 Dean McNeill via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Thanks all… some great ideas! > > Dean > > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2023, at 9:58 PM, John Read via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > On my 34 while the mast was out I drilled 2 small holes in the aft “wall” > > > and forced in 2 small plastic tubes so the water dripped into the bilge. > > > Also drilled a small hole in the bottom aft of the mast so the water > > > could easily get into the box. I clean each tube with grass trimmer line > > > as part of annual maintenance. Works well. > > > > > > John Read > > > Legacy III > > > 1982 C&C 34 > > > Noank, CT > > > > > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via > > > > > > 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 >
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