There is a little pry off inspection port on the starboard side at the foot of the cabin ladder. I was checking the boat tonight to make sure there wasn't any water in it that might freeze, its on the trailer, and there was water coming out of it. I checked the bilge and there wasn't enough water for the pump to draw. The bilge is significantly lower than the inspection port so it seems that the water should have drained out. What is it I'm looking at?
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alan
Not exactly sure what you mean but...
...I am told that some early '94 h26 had an inspection port placed by the factory (maybe the owners did it). Anyway if the port is on the cabin sole then it is over the top of the ballast tank. There is a lip or raised portion on the top of the aft most section of the tank. So, water that accumulates on top of the tank, unless enough to go over the top of this lip, will not make it to where the bilge pump is. I would concentrate on finding where the water came from (lots of places). If you stick your head into the part of the bilge where the pump is and shine a light foward you should be able to see the lip I am talking about. alan
...I am told that some early '94 h26 had an inspection port placed by the factory (maybe the owners did it). Anyway if the port is on the cabin sole then it is over the top of the ballast tank. There is a lip or raised portion on the top of the aft most section of the tank. So, water that accumulates on top of the tank, unless enough to go over the top of this lip, will not make it to where the bilge pump is. I would concentrate on finding where the water came from (lots of places). If you stick your head into the part of the bilge where the pump is and shine a light foward you should be able to see the lip I am talking about. alan
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Ron Mehringer
Inspection port
My '97 h26 has the same small port in the cabin sole by the stairs. I too found that water will accumulate there without draining to the bilge. Maybe like Alan says, the water will only go to the bilge if it rises over a certain level. If that little space does in fact connect with the bilge, then it might not be a bad idea to leave the port uncovered. I always thought it odd that the h26 cabin sole has to flood a few inches deep before the intruding water could get over the raised level of the aft berth and into the bilge. If the port were left open, water could drain down it and ultimately to the bilge. Any thoughts on this concept? Ron Mehringer h26 Hydro-Therapy
My '97 h26 has the same small port in the cabin sole by the stairs. I too found that water will accumulate there without draining to the bilge. Maybe like Alan says, the water will only go to the bilge if it rises over a certain level. If that little space does in fact connect with the bilge, then it might not be a bad idea to leave the port uncovered. I always thought it odd that the h26 cabin sole has to flood a few inches deep before the intruding water could get over the raised level of the aft berth and into the bilge. If the port were left open, water could drain down it and ultimately to the bilge. Any thoughts on this concept? Ron Mehringer h26 Hydro-Therapy
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alan
I wouldn't do that Ron because...
...It's a lot harder to dry out the top of the ballast tank (took me months!) than to mop up the sole. It would probably be better to place a bilge pump at the lowest point of the sole as out of the way as possible. Dick, just so you are clear, Ron and I are dicussing two SEPERATE areas. Ron is talking about the cabin floor (sole) which is what one walks on and is visable without removing any hatches, inspection plates ect. In my first reply I was talking about the space UNDER the floor ON TOP OF the ballast tank. And since water should not be there in the first place you must find out why it's there. alan
...It's a lot harder to dry out the top of the ballast tank (took me months!) than to mop up the sole. It would probably be better to place a bilge pump at the lowest point of the sole as out of the way as possible. Dick, just so you are clear, Ron and I are dicussing two SEPERATE areas. Ron is talking about the cabin floor (sole) which is what one walks on and is visable without removing any hatches, inspection plates ect. In my first reply I was talking about the space UNDER the floor ON TOP OF the ballast tank. And since water should not be there in the first place you must find out why it's there. alan
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alan
Then again Ron...
...if you glass in a fitting there and hook a hose leading to the bilge, that may work as well. alan
...if you glass in a fitting there and hook a hose leading to the bilge, that may work as well. alan
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Brian
Inspection port
My 96 H26 has the same inspection port right in front of the aft berth to the starboard side of the cabin ladder. My surveyor was curious about it so he called Hunter. They told him that if water spilled into the stair while filling the ballast tank it would flow down into this port and into the bilge. The holes are quite small so it would apparently happen slowly.
My 96 H26 has the same inspection port right in front of the aft berth to the starboard side of the cabin ladder. My surveyor was curious about it so he called Hunter. They told him that if water spilled into the stair while filling the ballast tank it would flow down into this port and into the bilge. The holes are quite small so it would apparently happen slowly.
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Dick
Not much there.
I used a shop vac to get the water out of the area below the inspection port and to clear the water in the bilge that couldn't be drawn out by the pump. Total was only about 2 1/2 gallons. We had a 3 1/2 inch rain fall the other days and the berth cushions were all wet so I'd guess that the rain got driven in even though I have a canvas hatch cover. It may have something to do with the angle the boat sits at when it is on the trailer because I've never had the problem when it was in the water.
I used a shop vac to get the water out of the area below the inspection port and to clear the water in the bilge that couldn't be drawn out by the pump. Total was only about 2 1/2 gallons. We had a 3 1/2 inch rain fall the other days and the berth cushions were all wet so I'd guess that the rain got driven in even though I have a canvas hatch cover. It may have something to do with the angle the boat sits at when it is on the trailer because I've never had the problem when it was in the water.
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