Thanks, Chuck. I’m good about keeping a reasonably dry bilge. In addition, because I’m at a dock with electricity, I keep a dehumidifier on board as well as fan to constantly circulate air. I rarely encounter a mold issue. However, I do have small puddles of sitting water just above the limber holes in concealed areas (below the floorboards). If water doesn’t drain through the limber hole, it never reaches the bilge. That’s the problem I’m trying to solve.
From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 10:10 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>; Ronald B. Frerker <rbfrer...@yahoo.com> Cc: Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com>; wolf...@erie.net Subject: Limber Holes The limber holes on my boat have the same problem. They probably couldn't make the holes any lower because the drill body drill chuck would hit the floor before the drill bit. I found a clean bilge makes the boat smell fresh, so I wet/vac the bilge periodically to stay ahead of problems. I keep a small 5gallon wet/vac in a dockbox and do this every few months and it makes a big difference, reducing bilge odor and mold in the cabin, takes less than twenty minutes. FWIW, Here's a video showing how another owner added slope to improve drainage in a chainlocker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqAf1gIK9r0 Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Annapolis On 01/26/2023 8:56 AM Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Martin: Question for a fellow Bruckmann “stick” boat owner (or anyone else with a suggestion): when Bruckmann built boats, limber holes were installed in most of the needed locations. However, the bottoms of the limber holes are rarely flush with the area being drained. As a result: a) water accumulates uphill of the limber hole until the level reaches the bottom of the hole, then drains; and b) as a result, there is always some water sitting in the area being drained. A prior owner attempted to address this by placing Bondo filler above the limber holes. However, the surface of the Bondo is irregular (again holding small amounts of water), and water can work its way between the Bondo and the hull undetected (worse). Plus it looks very unprofessional. I was thinking about removing the Bondo, grinding the paint off on the interior hull surface underneath, putting a cork or something in the limber hole, and pouring an epoxy mixture into the area until it reaches the bottom of the limber hole. Has anyone tried something like this? Matt
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