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Hi all, I am setting up my 20 yr old Catalina 250. I am planning on putting a bilge pump in as Escape will set at a dock and be unattended from time to time. I have found two likely places to put the pump, one in the aft birth where there is an inspection port with a thru hull and valve for I think the head. The second is under the forward v birth and has the speed and depth transmitters in a small trough. So if water enters the boat through the companion way where is the water like to end up. Forward or aft or both? Thanks for your help in advance. Dave
Wes, yup, it is pooling under the aft birth, I found the manual bilge pump hose back there too which solved another mystery. I hooked up the electric bilge pump and will be testing it today. Seems like she is taking on about a gallon to 1.5 gallons a day. I am still not 100% sure of the source but am betting on the thru hull in the bilge. My guess is I will be pulling her out for a visual inspection and replacing the thru hull valve. Thanks for your feed back and good sailing. Dave
Good call. If it isn't raining and the water is accumulating it has to be coming in somewhere below the waterline. You could draw a chalk circle around the thru hI'll and check back later.
A gallon-plus a day is not good, especially if it's coming from below rather than above the waterline. A bilge pump could control it--if it isn't dependent on a battery that could run out or the problem doesn't get worse, but this is a signal of a problem that could get a lot worse at a very inauspicious time. Is yours the water-ballast with centerboard, or the wing keel?
A particular thru-hull, seacock, or hose can be identified fairly easily. If there isn't something obvious, I might pull the boat, put some water in the bilge, and see where it runs out.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
A gallon-plus a day is not good, especially if it's coming from below rather than above the waterline. A bilge pump could control it--if it isn't dependent on a battery that could run out or the problem doesn't get worse, but this is a signal of a problem that could get a lot worse at a very inauspicious time. Is yours the water-ballast with centerboard, or the wing keel?
A particular thru-hull, seacock, or hose can be identified fairly easily. If there isn't something obvious, I might pull the boat, put some water in the bilge, and see where it runs out.
David, Mystic ha, is Abbot's in the Rough still there?
Looks like to rate of leakage is slowing down. Could be the thru-haul packing is rehydrating after sitting on a trailer for years. I have invested in a bilge pump, 900 gph, which I will install today. I am also going to put in a trickle charger but mostly keep a close eye on it. I want to trial her a couple of time to find other under sail problems, then pull her. And she is the WB swing keel version. Thanks for your help, Dave
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