I plugged my drain hole on purpose, I don't want all that good cold water to go away. Also, the under sink mounted pump looked dubious and I think the hose even separated from the drain hole at the bottom of the cooler.
Put your ice bags into containers. No more water at the bottom of the cooler. IIRC we used the upper plastic bin that's part of the cooler. When the ice melts we just take the bin out and pour the water down the drain (when we get new ice, of course). Bottom of the cooler is nice and dry (and cold). That drain hose is hidden on my 32 as well. I considered putting an inspection port inside the cabinet under the sink (where the drain hose goes) but thought that plan A above was the better move. I used an oil drain bolt from a honda outboard, it fit perfectly (I had it laying around). I'm sure any number of things would work to plug the hole. It's an easy way out. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net>wrote: > Erik, > > > > I have a 6” inspection port installed in the bulkhead under the stove. I > have easy access to the drain fitting and hose. It came with the boat. My > drain used to go to a small pump under the sink, but I opted for letting it > drain into the bilge via gravity. Since installing refrigeration, I doubt > the drain serves a useful purpose. > > > > The inspection port is barely visible from the cabin. You may want to > consider installing on, if other methods don’t clear your drain. > > > > Jake > > > > *Jake Brodersen* > > *“Midnight Mistress”* > > *C&C 35 Mk-III* > > *Hampton Va* > > > > [image: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Erik > Hillenmeyer > *Sent:* Sunday, April 20, 2014 12:52 AM > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List C&C 35 MKIII Reefer Madness > > > > I have a problem driving me nuts. The reefer drain on our boat is > completely clogged; it makes a horrible mess when a few bags of ice melt in > it and we need to bail the thing out, meanwhile food sits in standing water > and labels soak off all the beers. I've tried 3 different snakes and even > liquid plumber. Nothing works. Problem is, I've found this to be the only > inaccessible part of the boat. The plumbing for the drain is all contained > totally enclosed. the plumbing exits through a very small hole in the > bulkhead under the sink where it drains into the bilge. Anyway I can get > to this without cutting a hole the bulkhead? Does the drain screw into the > bottom of the reefer, anyway I can get it out that way? Anyone else ever > removed or replaced this plumbing? My last resort is considering routing a > hole in the counter beneath the reefer, next to the stove and putting in a > large inspection port after fixing it, but it's not a very aesthetically > pleasing option to me. After trying snakes and chemical options I've > pretty much given up on clearing the clog without taking it apart. It's > never drained since I bought the boat, so for all I know someone poured > epoxy down it, it certainly isn't your normal clog. > > > > Erik > > > > C&C 35-3 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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