[Capri25] Water in the bilge

[Ernest Brody]

You know, you could install a hand operated bilge pump and solve the problem
once and for all.  Whale makes a very nice unit called the Smartpump (I
think) that includes the handle in the design.  That way you could pump the
bilge before every race and not have to worry about that water.  I put one
on Captain Hook.  It even gets counted as part of the boat weight.

 

Ernest

 

From: capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org]
On Behalf Of Dan McNamara
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:37 PM
To: john todd
Cc: capri25 at lists.wyc.org
Subject: Re: [Capri25] Water in the bilge

 

John,

 

the lowest point of the boat is next to the keel.  We used to get all the
crew at the stern and have one person bail.  Then we took out the wood floor
and drilled two access holes.  There are 2 blind sumps / bilge's  in all
Capri's.  Consensus drilled 2 holes, one on each side of the keel with a
hole saw.  Under the cabin sole there is an air gap, a layer of plywood and
another air gap.  You need to drill through to the second air gap.  The two
holes also helps with air flow to help keep it dry.  attached is the drawing
from Catalina. 

 

Hope this helps,

 

Dan

 

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