Fellow Wind Seekers, Quick description then question! My V-32 has a bilge under the engine. There are two holes about 8 inches up that allow wires and hoses into the engine compartment. This is were my engine bilge drains when the water level gets to high or if I am on a sevre heel. The water then escapes into a passage way that leads to the main bilge and bilge pump. I could drill a hole so that the engine bilge is always dry allowing the water into the passage ways that lead to my main bilge. I think I once heard Hunter designed the engine bilge to hold water so we could see what was leaking from our engine. As I write this article a question does enter my mind, Where is the water coming from??? But that will answered another day!!! Well what do you guys think??? Drill to drain or leave it alone???? Thanks Guys, Your help is always very appreciated!!! Daddy's Dream
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Don't drill
I wouldn't drill the engine drip pan on my boat. These pans are designed to catch engine and transmission fluids to keep them from entering the bilge and being pumped overboard.
I wouldn't drill the engine drip pan on my boat. These pans are designed to catch engine and transmission fluids to keep them from entering the bilge and being pumped overboard.
engine pan/bilge
Tom,don't drill holes in the engine pan as it is designed to catch engine fluids and not pump them overboard. This is a enviromental issue and not legal (big fine if caught)The guestion that begs a answer is why is you engine pan full of water?It shoud be dry,find out where is water is coming from and problem solved!
Tom,don't drill holes in the engine pan as it is designed to catch engine fluids and not pump them overboard. This is a enviromental issue and not legal (big fine if caught)The guestion that begs a answer is why is you engine pan full of water?It shoud be dry,find out where is water is coming from and problem solved!
drip, drip, drip
If you don't have a hose or strainer leaking, the water is likely coming from the shaft seal.
If you don't have a hose or strainer leaking, the water is likely coming from the shaft seal.
Probably from stuffing box.
Ed is right I think, it is coming from the shaft seal. On my H37C there is a cutout so that the drips should go under the pan, not into it. But when underway, with the shaft spinning, most of that water misses the cutout. I solved this a few years ago with "Moldable Drip-less" packing from West Marine. My pan now stays dry, at least until I change the oil filter!
Ed is right I think, it is coming from the shaft seal. On my H37C there is a cutout so that the drips should go under the pan, not into it. But when underway, with the shaft spinning, most of that water misses the cutout. I solved this a few years ago with "Moldable Drip-less" packing from West Marine. My pan now stays dry, at least until I change the oil filter!
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