[alberg30] Re: sump

[F. Otta]

From: "F. Otta" <fotta at yorkville.com>

I have the batteries (2) under the sole in a glassed-in "box" which has
an access hole (vertical opening) (~5"w x 3"h) at the rear to allow
access to the engine cooling-water valve, also allows you to look at the
area under the engine (and with a mirror, under the battery box). There
is about a foot of clearance below the battery area to the floor of the
enclosed area.This enclosed area measures about 1 ft wide x 1 foot high
(~16" under the engine) and about 6 feet long). I *think* that the floor
of this area is the top of the keel. At the rear of this compartment is
a small bulkheaad ~8" in height which closes this area off from the
bilge sump. The sump extends quite a bit deeper - I have checked this by
shining a light behind the engine and using a mirror to peer down into
it. I have my auto bilge pump attached to a sawn-off boathook, inserted
into the bilge sump with a hose running to the transom.

The hollowed out area under the engine seems to contain a great deal of
wasted space in a prime location. I'm thinking of cuttin a larg-ish
access hole into the floor of the battery compartment to allow access to
it. In any case though it would be a hassle to get at since th
ebatteries would normally be in the way. Also getting at the hollow area
under the engine would be a stretch.


Steve, why do you think that a hole drilled into the aft
bulkhead/seperator would need to be epoxied? Surely solid glass would
not allow for water intrusion. In which case one may be able to get at
it with an electric drill.


> On Wyvern that connection is open.  The bulkhead stops about 1.5" above the
> floor of the bilge so that any water collecting in the space under the
> battery compartments flows back into the bilge sump.  I have no idea if
> this was done by Whitby, or if it was done later by one of the previous
> owners.
> 
> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that...Maybe get the bilges bone
> dry, then use a hole saw in a drill to cut a 1.5 - 2" hole through the
> bulkhead, then coat the wall of the hole with epoxy & some glass cloth.  It
> would help to have an especially long-armed gorilla available to reach the
> bottom of the bilge with that pesky engine in the way :-)
> Cheers,
>

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