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knightwind
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Initially Posted - 05/11/2008 :  22:04:45  Show Profile
Has anybody ever put a drain hole in the small bowl-like depression in the corner below the galley drawers. I always find rain water etc collecting here.
Peter Keddie
Turkey Point, ON
79 Catalina 25 Fixed Keel #1050
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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 05/11/2008 :  22:12:50  Show Profile
Find the leak; window, deck fitting, rail bolt: you almost have to campain by doing each fitting.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  06:44:49  Show Profile
I have the same problem and haven't been able to locate the source in 20+ years. I have considered the drain hole idea also but I hate to drill holes in the boat if I don't have to. If no one else posts an answer here, I think next time it rains I'll get a six pack and a good book and sit in the cabin for a few hours to see if I can determine where the water is getting in. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  08:23:32  Show Profile
Water might be coming in through the hatchboards or sliding hatch. On my boat there are gaps at the corners of the top hatchboard and sliding hatch.
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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  09:30:03  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
My boat had several leaks (all windows and deck fittings) when I bought it, so I spent a week rebedding every deck fitting and disassembling the windows (the old aluminum frame kind). That stopped ALL the leaks I could trace, but I still found water by the galley as you mentioned. So one morning about 4am I was in bed listening to a fantastic wind/rain/snow storm and decided to go climb aboard the boat and figure out where it was coming from. As Don mentioned, my leak was up near the top hatchboard and sliding hatch. There is just enough of a gap there that water was finding it's way in. Not enough to do any damage, but it always left a puddle by the galley after certain storms (I figured that if the hatch were pulled over a little differently or if the wind was blowing at a different angle, it was enough to leak or not leak depending on conditions.
For now, I live with it because it really isn't that much water. But when I pull the boat out next winter I am considering designing new hatchboard covers and a sliding hatch edge and handle that will fix the problem. If anyone has done this, I'd love to see pictures.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  10:54:24  Show Profile
Unsinkable2-You may have saved me a six pack. I suspected that the hatch boards might be the culprit on Pete's leak and mine. If they are, maybe a small piece of leather or vinyl at the junction of the sliding cover and the hatch board might be the answer. Of course I suppose you could just drop a big sponge on the cabin sole in that area when you leave the boat.
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  10:55:12  Show Profile
When we bought our 1985 C25, we had drain holes in it already. There are 3 small (maybe 1/4") holes drilled about 3 inches apart so the water or liquid will drain into the bilge where we have an automatic bilge pump. The same 3 holes can be found in our head deck as well. Doesn't seem to have affected the strength of the deck..but they are small.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  11:47:35  Show Profile
It has rained a lot around MD & DC this week, and so I installed on Saturday a companionway/sliding hatch cover as mentioned on [url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17648"]another thread[/url] to reduce the leaks I get through the hatch boards and from the top. We got 2" of rain yesterday and today, I think.

Next time I go down to the boat I will see if the usual puddles are gone.
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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  12:59:06  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
Renzo - glad my morning in the rain helped someone besides me! I thought about the same thing you mentioned - just two small flaps of canvas laid over the top of the hatch boards on either side under the sliding hatch would temporarily solve the problem.
I also thought about sewing a sunbrella hatch cover (which I may still do) but the hatch boards and sliding hatch handle are all so worn that I want to replace them anyway, so I am going to turn it into a winter woodworking project and hopefully end up with some great looking woodwork.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 05/13/2008 :  22:25:38  Show Profile
I'm going with a Sunbrella boom tent from Defender. It is 8' x 10' so it should cover the entire poptop and crib board area, and I have found six tie down spots for small bungies to secure the corner eyelets.

I plan to run some 1/4" fibreglass rods underneath the tent to bow it up and keep it from adhering to the pop-top, and to allow an air-gap between the tent and the poptop and crib boards.

I tried the concept using an 8 x 10 tarp, and it fit like a glove.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/14/2008 :  08:38:55  Show Profile
Since my bimini overhangs the companionway by a good foot or so, it shields that area a bit from direct rain.
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