I was fortunate to have a little drain tube come out of the mast base, which I put a tube onto with a string of felt up it, and in the winter I poke it out through a removed transducer, finally bone dry!
In the summer, I take that tube and run it into a plastic fridge pan. I just try to get down there enough so I can drain the pan B4 it overflow, this also keeps the bilge dry. If you mast is on one of those C&C aluminum castings, you can drill a hole into it , and 1/8" NPT and put a little barb on it. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: David Knecht via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:29 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Re: Smelly bilge water Thanks for all the thoughts on smelly bilge. I will add some detergent or bleach when it warms up and leave it there for a while and hope that cleans it out. As to garboard drains, I have considered it, but the thought of drilling another hole in the bottom of the boat just fills me with dread. It is not that big a problem to need that solution. As to dehumidifiers, sounds like a nice idea, but there is no power near the boat where it is stored this winter, so that is not an option. I doubt it would help given the amount of water that comes down the mast in heavy rains. Dave David Knecht S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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