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

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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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