Hi,
New to the Forum and to Catalina 34! I got my 1989 C34, Hull 872 if I read it correctly, just last week and trying to bring it back to shape. This Forum is immensely helpful, as I will try to chase down a few leaks. The small leaks from the chainplates don't worry me much. But when it rains, a pool of water forms on the cabin sole to port of the keel-stepped mast and aft of it. I can scoop up half a cup of water or more. The bolts near the mast in the ceiling are wet, and the opening hatch appears dry. But I wonder, if it comes from the mast, why would it not run down the bilge, how would it get over the lip around the bilge? The picture below shows what it looks like after a night's rain.
Less visible is that there's a little bit of water at the base of the cabin table. So, water on both sides of the bilge - and yes, the PO replaced the floor boards right over the bilge so this may have been going on for a while. But weirdly, those narrow middle boards are pretty dry.
Before I chase it down, I thought to check if anyone has had this problem. All ideas are welcome. Thanks for a great community.
New to the Forum and to Catalina 34! I got my 1989 C34, Hull 872 if I read it correctly, just last week and trying to bring it back to shape. This Forum is immensely helpful, as I will try to chase down a few leaks. The small leaks from the chainplates don't worry me much. But when it rains, a pool of water forms on the cabin sole to port of the keel-stepped mast and aft of it. I can scoop up half a cup of water or more. The bolts near the mast in the ceiling are wet, and the opening hatch appears dry. But I wonder, if it comes from the mast, why would it not run down the bilge, how would it get over the lip around the bilge? The picture below shows what it looks like after a night's rain.
Less visible is that there's a little bit of water at the base of the cabin table. So, water on both sides of the bilge - and yes, the PO replaced the floor boards right over the bilge so this may have been going on for a while. But weirdly, those narrow middle boards are pretty dry.
Before I chase it down, I thought to check if anyone has had this problem. All ideas are welcome. Thanks for a great community.