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Ronald Bales
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Initially Posted - 02/13/2002 :  13:51:05  Show Profile
I remember reading on this forum last year about someone who had drilled holes in various areas of the bilge to connect areas to one bilge pump. I installed a sensing bilge pump 2 years ago and it works fine but there are some areas that will collect wat
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Response Posted - 02/14/2002 :  09:15:38  Show Profile
By drilling holes to "connect" various sections of the bilge I think would be achieved by drilling through the ribs (term?) which are made of wood - need I say more?

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Ronald Bales
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Response Posted - 02/14/2002 :  11:47:11  Show Profile
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I agree and understand about the wood, however the individual that I mentioned had the same problem the I have experienced and had managed to drill small holes in strategic locations and was able to tie the various portions of the bilge together s
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Ken Cave
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Response Posted - 02/14/2002 :  23:13:04  Show Profile
Is is possible to drill holes so the rear end of the boat will drain to your pump which should be under the cabin table (at least in the older Catalinas), but you got another problem that cannot be solved unless you drill a hole on the port side of the bo
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DaleV
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Response Posted - 02/14/2002 :  23:49:19  Show Profile
I remember reading this same thing and it was a very good plan on getting the water from in front of the head, table, and galley to the bilge with hoses epoxied under the sole and table. I wish that I would hae saved it.
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 02/15/2002 :  00:15:09  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
<font face='Times New Roman'>Ronald, Dale, and others

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Response Posted - 02/15/2002 :  08:17:04  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
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Ronald Bales
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Response Posted - 02/15/2002 :  11:01:57  Show Profile
Thanks Leon

I knew I had read about a brave soul with a drill. I'm going to attempt the same process before we "splash" this spring. I'm sure you've already done the "to-hull/thru-hull" conversion. I see them in the Cat Dir book so I guess I'll buy
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Response Posted - 02/15/2002 :  21:38:37  Show Profile
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Leon Sisson
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Duane,

Re: <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>1. It has been a full season, do the PVC pipes work the way you intended?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></f
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Ken Cave
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Response Posted - 02/17/2002 :  21:41:29  Show Profile
Maybe you folks with water problems should look at the cause of the problem and not the end result of drilling holes where they just might sscrew up the strength of the boat!

I had my Catalina 25 in the water all year long, and rarely got a sponge full
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