Mast is not always the only point of entry for water. A boat at our marina had installed a new cabin sole in the Fall. Then atht winter snow and ice filled the cockpit and rain then entered the boat through companionway and froze. The new sole was ruined.
A garboard drain was installed for the next off season. Mike Persistence Halifax, NS www,hoytsailing.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 11:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Coleman Subject: Re: Stus-List Garboard plug 37/40 I believe someone here suggested Magnets, which at the time I thought wouldn’t connect through that thickness, but I tried with a pair of very strong magnets at the point that I wanted, but didn’t think I could B/C of where I thought the lead would be, and voila, the outside magnet stuck to the Inside Magnet! Which means, of course, that you can drill from the outside and not be taking a blind chance. However, I never left my mast up, so I never actually installed a garboard drain. On another note, just looked at a friend’s C&C 36 that has a garboard plug, and in spite of this, had a section of lead blow out over the winter down in the keel bolt. I have no idea how that much water (or any!) could have gotten down into where the keel bolt is embedded into the keel. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA
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