Yes, I agree with Josh—one more hole that could let water into the boat. No way I would do this in my boat!
Bob > On Jan 10, 2020, at 2:45 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > My only concern to doing this is the same concern I have with any hull > penetration - one more hole to inadvertently let water in. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 10:51 AM Len Mitchell via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Our bilge is shallow but not as shallow as a KCB model. I would install it > low in the keel stub. It would be best as low as you can and mine may be > 1/4-1/2 inch off the bottom and it works fine. I would normally vacuum and > sponge out the bilge whenever it was above freezing but that was difficult to > plan with a normal work schedule. I installed it with epoxy and faired the > garboard drain so you would have to look hard to see it. I suppose you could > use 5200 but I don’t like using it. I had epoxy cure (temperature) issues so > it isn’t as smooth as it will be next April. I bought a nylon plug and kept > the bronze plug as a spare. There is no downside to this project and that’s > why I should have done it 20 years ago on our 1981 36 KCB too. Hopefully you > can open the Dropbox photos. If not let me know. > Len > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/5gwyjrpy2ee8xgo/Photo%202019-05-03%2C%204%2001%2020%20PM.jpg?dl=0 > > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/5gwyjrpy2ee8xgo/Photo%202019-05-03%2C%204%2001%2020%20PM.jpg?dl=0> > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > <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 > Robert Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38, Hull #230 (Spending hurricane season in Baltimore, winters in the Bahamas, and on the ICW in between) 411 Walnut Street #11447 Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (443) 994-1802
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