Stus-List Bilge Water
John, I don't use the -35C windshield washer fluid in the potable waterlines, fresh water tankonly in the bilge lines and the head shower overboard line. In the potable water lines I use plumber's antifreeze. In the engine, I use full strength diesel antifreeze 50% - 50% with water. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - #277 Halifax,N.S. On 2022-01-07 11:50 a.m., John Read wrote: A quick internet search indicates caution using windshield washer fluid in potable water lines. Most fluids use methanol also known as methyl / wood alcohol to prevent the freezing. Methanol is highly poisonous and can cause blindness. It may be ingested through air, skin or mouth. May also be corrosive The water system antifreeze are usually based on propylene glycol which is considered generally safe unless ingested in large quantities. Propylene glycol rarely causes toxic effects, and then only under very unusual circumstances. Propylene glycol is a *Generally Recognized as Safe* (GRAS) food additive that is widely used in cosmetics. In certain medicines, cosmetics, and food products, propylene glycol acts as solvent. In both cases, thorough rinsing of the potable system is recommended John Read Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Bilge Water
My mast is usually out during the winter...left it in this year for reasons...I use a cheap -35C windshield washer in the bilge to prevent any water from freezing before I get to the boat to pump it out. Mast in or mast out, I don't use either the manual or electric pump(s) in the winterboth lines and pumps are primed with the same -35C rated windshield washer to prevent any chance of freezing causing trouble. Has worked well for the past 16 winters. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - #277 Halifax,N.S. On 2022-01-07 1:33 a.m., Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List wrote: Water leaks in on a warmer day and then freezes before I can get to it and pump it out. No auto pump. Cheap anti-freeze works well 'til I visit the boat again. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL On Thursday, January 6, 2022, 11:11:53 PM CST, andrew macLean wrote: Ron, Why are you putting anti-freeze in the bilge? Andrew C&C 30-1 Gulf Islands, BC Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution --https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Bilge Water Level
>From experience- check the raw-water intake valve on your toilet (make sure it's shut) and the sink drain in the head. They only used single hose clamps, (not double) on mine and short drain and intake cuffs. My loosened and slipped out of place over time without notice...and water in bilge was quick result. Just another couple items for your troubleshooting checklist. *Chuck Saur* *Morning Sky* *1985 35-3* ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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Ray - not right at all. I have the same boat as you. The 33-2 has a deep sump, mine takes on no water at all. I am assuming you have closed all through hulls and checked instrument senders. I suggest you spend 30 min and remove the table (four bolts) and cabin sole (a bunch of screws, use a cordless drill.). You will find the problem quickly enough. Dave. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2017, at 9:31 AM, Raymond Macklin wrote: > > I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge area. > I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge Pump Float > switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting in the > water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it about 4 > hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the water rising > so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. Does anyone know > what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the stern that fed into > it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine compartment. Any > ideas? > > Ray Macklin > LakeHouse > Milwaukee ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level
The torque specs are on the C&C website: http://cncphotoalbum.com/ Click "Technical Info" in the left sidebar then click "Torque Specs". Specs are by bolt size. Back off the nuts, then re-torque to spec. If your boat does not have stainless backing plates, replace them. While you're there, think about donating to Stu who maintains this valuable resource for us. Donate at https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Hector Saulnier via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Ray > I have a 1985 C&C 33 mk 2 and i noticed that after about 2 days I have > about 2 liters of water. I looked at the stuffing box and the raw water > intake and other spots and found them to be good. I then took a wet vac > and cleaned out the bildge and engine area. used baby pouder and found > that I have a small amount of water coming in from the keel bolts. I am > going to look at this further. Does anyone have the specs for the tourgue > that is suppose to be on these bolts? Or any comments at what to try > first? I do not have a C&C smile and the boat had no issues last season. > > Hector > > - Original Message - > *From:* Raymond Macklin > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Monday, June 05, 2017 10:31 AM > *Subject:* Stus-List Bilge Water Level > > I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge > area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge > Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting > in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it > about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the > water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. > Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the > stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine > compartment. Any ideas? > > Ray Macklin > LakeHouse > Milwaukee > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level
Ray I have a 1985 C&C 33 mk 2 and i noticed that after about 2 days I have about 2 liters of water. I looked at the stuffing box and the raw water intake and other spots and found them to be good. I then took a wet vac and cleaned out the bildge and engine area. used baby pouder and found that I have a small amount of water coming in from the keel bolts. I am going to look at this further. Does anyone have the specs for the tourgue that is suppose to be on these bolts? Or any comments at what to try first? I do not have a C&C smile and the boat had no issues last season. Hector - Original Message - From: Raymond Macklin To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Stus-List Bilge Water Level I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine compartment. Any ideas? Ray Macklin LakeHouse Milwaukee ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level
Start with the stuffing box for the prop shaft. It could be the packing, an easy fix, or it could be an ancient stuffing box hose, which is more painful to replace. Strategically placed paper towels or chalk can tell you where the water is coming from. Right after I bought my current boat, it nearly sank at the dock after the surveyor failed to notice the stuffing box hose was seriously deteriorating. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO Original message From: Raymond Macklin via CnC-List Date:06/05/2017 9:31 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Raymond Macklin Subject: Stus-List Bilge Water Level I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine compartment. Any ideas? Ray Macklin LakeHouse Milwaukee ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level
The bilge on the 33 is tiny...it doesn't take much to fill it up; The suggestions made by Dennis are accurate; if you just launched, it could be extraneous water; keep a close eye on whether you are getting more water or if it was a one-time event... Richard s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584.4 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Dennis C. via CnC-List To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Sent: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 9:36 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level Definitely not right. If it doesn't rain, my bilge pump won't pump for days. Check the drive shaft stuffing box first. Dennis C. On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Raymond Macklin via CnC-List wrote: I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine compartment. Any ideas? Ray Macklin LakeHouse Milwaukee ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Bilge Water Level
Definitely not right. If it doesn't rain, my bilge pump won't pump for days. Check the drive shaft stuffing box first. Dennis C. On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Raymond Macklin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge > area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge > Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting > in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it > about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the > water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. > Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the > stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine > compartment. Any ideas? > > Ray Macklin > LakeHouse > Milwaukee > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List Bilge Water Level
I have a 1985 C&C 33. I have a question regarding water in the bilge area. I just put my boat in to start the season. I found that my Bilge Pump Float switch was not working. I also found that with the boat sitting in the water, the bilge filled up with water in quite a short time (like it about 4 hours) I wanted to know if that seems right. I should with the water rising so quickly, the bilge pump would be running all the time. Does anyone know what could be causing it? I removed the hose from the stern that fed into it, just to make sure it was not coming from the engine compartment. Any ideas? Ray Macklin LakeHouse Milwaukee ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
