Jayne West
Amesbury, MA
Boat Name: Singladida
Model/Year: 1982 C22
Hull No. CTYH1161M82T
Hailing Port: Newburyport, MA |
 06/28/2006 10:19 AM Pacific Time
My 1982 Catalina 22 has been out of the water for 5 years. While getting it ready for launch, I found that there is a LOT of water under the dinette area (you can hear it when you step on that area). I've re-installed the windows in hopes that's where the water was entering (we'll see if that's the only place), but I don't know how to get the existing water out.
There was also water below and aft of the hatch in front of the head, which I was able to siphon off with a hose. Could I do the same under the dinette? If so, how to I access that area?
Any ideas? Thanks much in advance!
Jayne |
Joe Novello
Newport, Oregon
Boat Name: Tenderly
Model/Year: 1977
Hull No. 7259
Hailing Port: Newport, Oregon |
06/28/2006 3:56 PM Pacific Time
Jayne,
You might try using a wet/dry shop vac. I use one on my boat and it works great. You can flatten the hose a bit and shove it into the small spaces between the liner and the hull
Joe
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Jayne West
Amesbury, MA
Boat Name: Singladida
Model/Year: 1982 C22
Hull No. CTYH1161M82T
Hailing Port: Newburyport, MA |
06/28/2006 4:14 PM Pacific Time
Hi Joe,
Thanks so much, good suggestion. Where are those small spaces, though??....I can't seem to find any place to get in there. I siphoned a lot of water from just under the head area, but can't seem to get to the area under the dinette.
Jayne |
Joe Novello
Newport, Oregon
Boat Name: Tenderly
Model/Year: 1977
Hull No. 7259
Hailing Port: Newport, Oregon |
06/28/2006 8:59 PM Pacific Time
Jayne,
The space under my dinette may be different than yours as my boat is a fixed keel. The space under the forward port dinette seat is sealed from the other spaces. There is a little gap in the aft port seat that goes under the liner that is very small (on my boat).
Joe
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Tim Florek
Neenah, Wisconsin
Boat Name: Love n Luck
Model/Year: C22 1981
Hull No. 10301
Hailing Port: Neenah |
07/03/2006 6:47 PM Pacific Time
Previously some people have drilled a small hold from the other storage areas. My boat had a small hole from a previous owner. But then you let the boat sit on an angle(Not much an angle) enought to allow the water to drain slowly. Others create an attachement for a vac or water pump and slide a small 1/2" hose into the space to try to suck more water out. |
Eric Sachau
Tulsa, OK
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07/04/2006 7:50 AM Pacific Time
no need to drill or anything like that. I solved the same problem by just raising the front of the trailer (and boat) as high as possible and leaving it so over night. the next day, when I leveled the trailer and went aboard, I was able to sponge up the water from the area where the battery sits. no more water under the dinette floor. |
