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stan
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Initially Posted - 06/20/2005 :  17:55:48  Show Profile
I have a cat25 swing keel. the water accumulates in various spots which do not connect. I want to drill a hole through the stringers to connect the water on the left of the swing keel and dill holes to connect the right side of the swing keel. Maybe I'll install a bilge pump.

<b>Is this OK to do???</b>
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jlguthri
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Response Posted - 06/20/2005 :  20:43:45  Show Profile  Visit jlguthri's Homepage
I have the same problem. I'm also curious if anyone has done this.. my concern would be how to properly seal the holes so I don't cause rot...
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 06/20/2005 :  22:04:14  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
stan, when you say<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I want to drill a hole through the stringers to connect the water on the left of the swing keel and dill holes to connect the right side of the swing keel.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> You're making me nervous. The only thing down there I recall looking like a stringer is the keel trunk. I don't suggest drilling into that!

In my 1979 swing keel dinette C-25, I drilled 1/4" holes at all the low spots of the cabin sole into the bilge. Where I saw plywood chips on the drill bit, I sealed the walls of the hole with a couple coats of epoxy using a cotton swab.

Where the liner-to-hull tabbing meets the keel trunk about under the stairs, I cut away the tabbing right up against the keel trunk, creating a large enough hole on the stbd. side to slide a small electric bilge pump under the cabin sole. On the port side, I just made a hole big enough to be sure water could get back to another pump located about under the sink.

Under the dinette, I installed a 1-1/4" or so PVC pipe right up against the keel tunk, with a removable pipe plug in each compartment. This allows, for instance bilge water from under the dinette footwell to move aft without getting everything in the dinette seat lockers wet. Or, if there's a spill in one of those lockers while the plugs are installed, the mess can be contained for easier cleanup. Along with adding these passages, I redid a lot of the liner-to-hull tabbing, such that the bottom portions of the under seat lockers are water tight. Same idea about keeping any spills in the locker, and bilge water out.

-- Leon Sisson
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/21/2005 :  13:32:03  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I have had my boat two years now and after fixing the anchor locker drain I have had nothing but dust. And even the anchor locker drain only leaked to the bow and not the bilge. My point is, put your effort into making your boat water tight.
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Esteban
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Response Posted - 06/21/2005 :  16:49:56  Show Profile
I'd agree with Frank. I have the same problem with water in the bilge and know exactly the areas you are talking about. I'm not qualified to say this but - I would not recommend drilling holes in these areas to connect these puddles. The problem is having water where we should not have water - not drainage. I would look for the leak and seal it. If you find it, please let me know. I can't pin point where this water is coming from for the life of me.
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 06/22/2005 :  18:36:32  Show Profile
This is what I did. I did not connect the port side to the strbd side but I am going to put a pump on both sides.
http://home.wmis.net/%7Edhapp/limbers/limbers.html
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