Steve
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9/15/2018 10:17 AM
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No problem, Vic.
My experience is identical to Ted's. Seems like I just can't keep all water from coming down the mast onto the sole. There's never standing water covering the area, thanks to the drain, but maybe a few ounces left after a decent rain. I lift the teak grate out and wipe up the water with a couple swipes of a sponge.
If you figure out how to prevent water from entering the cabin via the mast, please let us know what you did. You might get a statue in the Ensign section of the sailboat hall of fame for that contribution!
Steve Mohr, #220
Too Too Oh!
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Ted Genard, Volare
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9/10/2018 10:56 PM
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Then you need to do some intricate mast sealing. Difficult at best. Not too hard to seal the track and the boot but keeping water out of the halliard sheave is well……….. a tough one. My assumption is some water is always going to come in from the base of the mast at the step area. As long as it’s able to drain, the step is well bedded and the cabin sole smooth and water proof you’d probably be OK.
Ted Genard Volare #512
Steve, Thanks for the info, but my goal is to keep the sole dry so the mast step does not soften. If the sole is dry, I will not need flooring in the cabin. Vic Roberts #2032 - Journey Yep, back by the bulkhead is where the drain hole on #220 is located as well.
The previous owner had built a nice, custom teak flooring grate for the cabin sole, to which I added quite a few 1" round, self adhesive feet (Ace Hardware) to keep keep the stringers out of any water. Looks great and works well with the drain hole. I'd be happy to send a couple of pics if you'd like.
Steve Mohr, #220
Too Too Oh!
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Vic Roberts
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9/10/2018 10:21 PM
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Steve, Thanks for the info, but my goal is to keep the sole dry so the mast step does not soften. If the sole is dry, I will not need flooring in the cabin. Vic Roberts #2032 - Journey From: mailer@mail2.clubexpress.com <mailer@mail2.clubexpress.com> On Behalf Of Ensign Sailing Forum
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 9:08 PM
To: vic@victorroberts.com
Subject: re: [Ensign Sailing] Add Drain Holes to Cabin Floor <<$205001969404$>> Yep, back by the bulkhead is where the drain hole on #220 is located as well.
The previous owner had built a nice, custom teak flooring grate for the cabin sole, to which I added quite a few 1" round, self adhesive feet (Ace Hardware) to keep keep the stringers out of any water. Looks great and works well with the drain hole. I'd be happy to send a couple of pics if you'd like.
Steve Mohr, #220
Too Too Oh!
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Steve
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9/10/2018 8:58 PM
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Yep, back by the bulkhead is where the drain hole on #220 is located as well.
The previous owner had built a nice, custom teak flooring grate for the cabin sole, to which I added quite a few 1" round, self adhesive feet (Ace Hardware) to keep keep the stringers out of any water. Looks great and works well with the drain hole. I'd be happy to send a couple of pics if you'd like.
Steve Mohr, #220
Too Too Oh!
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Ted Genard, Volare
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9/9/2018 4:54 PM
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The through bulkhead is probably the way to go. Our old #512 is done that way. I have a rubber backed outdoor rug on the sole. No problems.
Ted Genard Volare #512
The floor of the cabin in my boat, #2032, collects water after heavy rain storms. The boat is an Ensign Classic built by Ensign Spars. There are no drain holes in the floor. I do have a foam block at the top of the mast, and a cover that seems to fit tightly around the mast, but neither of these is 100% effective at stopping rain water entry.
I seem to have two options. One is to drill holes in the bulkhead at the aft end of the cabin right at floor level. These holes should lead to the bilge. The other option is to drill holes in the cabin floor, but I'm not sure how water that drains through those holes would find its way to the bilge.
I also assume I need to seal the holes to keep water from being absorbed by the bulkhead or floor. One way would be to insert small plastic tubes that have been coated on the outside with marine adhesive such as 3M 4200.
I've written to Chad to see what his advice is but thought I should ask here also. Any comments would be appreciated.
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Vic Roberts
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9/9/2018 3:53 PM
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The floor of the cabin in my boat, #2032, collects water after heavy rain storms. The boat is an Ensign Classic built by Ensign Spars. There are no drain holes in the floor. I do have a foam block at the top of the mast, and a cover that seems to fit tightly around the mast, but neither of these is 100% effective at stopping rain water entry.
I seem to have two options. One is to drill holes in the bulkhead at the aft end of the cabin right at floor level. These holes should lead to the bilge. The other option is to drill holes in the cabin floor, but I'm not sure how water that drains through those holes would find its way to the bilge.
I also assume I need to seal the holes to keep water from being absorbed by the bulkhead or floor. One way would be to insert small plastic tubes that have been coated on the outside with marine adhesive such as 3M 4200.
I've written to Chad to see what his advice is but thought I should ask here also. Any comments would be appreciated.
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