I used this Magnets technique to install a garboard drain on my 35 Mk2 with great success 3 years ago. Can’t remember who suggested it on this list serve but it works very well. Moving the magnets around, I found the lowest place in the bilge that still had the hole coming out in a suitable place where the keel is attached to the hull. Drilling from the outside, once the position was marked, was easy and the angle, perpendicular to the contour of the hull/keel joint, came out just where the internal magnet had been located. Drilled a pilot hole first to make sure it came out at the right place in the bilge. An improvement this winter was to pull a piece of absorbent cloth thru the hole and hanging down a few inches on the outside, which acted like a wick. This kept the bilge completely dry all winter. Based on an earlier suggestion on this list serve to use a wick to drain the low point on the deck thru one of the holes in the toe rail, where it also works very well.
Eric Frank, C&C 35 Mk II, Mattapoisett, MA > > I believe someone here suggested Magnets, which at the time I thought > wouldn?t connect through that thickness, but I tried with a pair of very > strong magnets at the point that I wanted, but didn?t think I could B/C of > where I thought the lead would be, and voila, the outside magnet stuck to the > Inside Magnet! > > Which means, of course, that you can drill from the outside and not be taking > a blind chance. > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 Erie, PA
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