My friend's 35 Mk.1 has a panel that can be removed at the foot of the Quarter Berth that provides some access to this area for a smaller person. Does the Mk.2 have one? You might want to make an access there?
Ken H. On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 at 10:29, Don Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Lee, > > You should not be gathering water in that area. Since you are the limber > holes (a drain hole through a boat frame, designed to prevent water from > accumulating against one side of the frame, and allowing it to drain > toward the bilge (Wikipedia)) is blocked. You should have a series of > limber holes down the athwartship and longitudinal frames from the stern > area to the bilge in each of the lowest corners. I would recommend that > you pull the aft cover that your vents are mounted on and reach down > with a unbent wire coat hanger with short right angle bend at the bottom > and try to poke out any debris that is clogging the holes. I have found > that this is one very unaccessible area to try to get to without pulling > the fuel tank. > > Hope this helps. > > Don Kern > Fireball, 12708 > C&C 35 MkII > Bristol, RI > > On 11/27/2018 10:24 PM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have a sweet C&C 35-II, and I’m storing a few gallons of water in the > stern of the boat, on both sides of the vertical bulkhead behind the helm. > It’s not for drinking, and I don’t know how it got there, but when I pull > the cap for the vent I can see it, and vacuumed out about 3 gallons today. > OK I live in Seattle and it’s been raining, yea a lot, but really, how much > rain comes through a few screw holes on the stern plate behind the > cockpit? I only looked because my bilge pump was going off for about 20 > sec. every 20 min. Water was trickling down below the engine, and s couple > years ago, I tossed the boat really well, and we flushed out the > construction insulation crumbs under the icebox into the pots and pans > under the stove - that was a mess and another story. Anyway, does anyone > else find water in the stern behind the helm position? Have you looked > recently? > > > > On another note, I thought I remembered a recommendation for a good > quality drill bit set for drilling metal, round plastic storage, not the > usual rusting metal boxes. Anyone remember the make or link? > > > > Thanks, Lee > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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