drain to bilge pump

[pascavone]

under my frest water tank is the shelf of the hull which collects 6" of water before pouring over to the bottom of the hull and the bilge pump.

There is a cut thur tube, in the web of the hull but dose not connect to this shelf, so the water cannot drain down.

The other side of the boat works correct from the battery shelf thu a tube and down to the bilge.

I'm thinking of drill a hole down to this drainage pipe that appears to have never been routed with a drain for the shelf.

Basical i'm carrying 10 gallons of stangant water around, but don't want to drill a hold all the way thur my boat.

[pascavone]

well, i just drilled a 1/4 hole thru the web of the hull, like the other side of the boat... problem solved.

[seapuppy]

Got pic's????....

I was trying to read this and couldn't figure out where you were talking about....don't forget to seal it with epoxy..


SP

[shrew]

Originally Posted by pascavone

well, i just drilled a 1/4 hole thru the web of the hull, like the other side of the boat... problem solved.

That is your stringer. Teh manufacturer glassed in a tube there and sealed the whole deal with fiberglass, epoxy ang gelcoat. Drilling a hole will let water into the stringer. The water will wick into the wood stringer and slowly rot it from the inside out. As SP stated, if this is done, it needs to be sealed with epoxy or you'll be spending thousands on pulling decks and soles to replace stringers in a few years.

[ed & inge]

drill it as big as a pice of electricity pipe put that trough the hull and seal it very good with epoxy or an other water resistant material

greatz, ed

[pascavone]

understood,

this new hole is a "pass thru" to drain the upper shelf were my fresh water tank sits. Prior to my new drain hole, the tank was sitting in a 6" deep puddle of water from the life of the boat. so, much so, that all the gell coat is flaking off of that whole area. I guess the freezing and thawing has been popping it off for years.

My new drain hole, did drill thru the fiber glass then marine plywood, but this top shelf is seldom wett, only from water run off or spillage of one kind or another.

So, the new drain hold will actually keep my engine bilge drier, and allow the excess water to end up in the boat of the boat, and then get pumped out.