I'm beginning to think that the builder was cutting corners when constructing my 1991 Pacific Seacraft Ericson 34.
1. There is a locker in the V-berth that collects water (from condensation and a leak in my chain locker topside). In the center rear of it there is a raised area that looks like it was meant as a place to install a drain. However, none is there so I get another water tank!
2. There is a tiny locker built into the counter in my head. Any water that goes into it stay in it because it has no drain. ANOTHER extra water tank.
3. In a cubby behind my settee there is a swath of fiberglass between the hull and the woodwork that forms the backrest. Condensation pools in there and, voila, more fresh water storage.
Has anyone else seen this? My theory is that this boat was built during the transition from Ericson to Pacific Seacraft and and the Quality Control guys were busy sending out resumes for new jobs.
So, the question is: can I just drill holes through the fiberglass in the appropriate places to drain the water? If I do, shouldn't I line the thusly exposed inner fiberglass with something so as to keep water to prevent decay/delamination?
Thanks in advance!
1. There is a locker in the V-berth that collects water (from condensation and a leak in my chain locker topside). In the center rear of it there is a raised area that looks like it was meant as a place to install a drain. However, none is there so I get another water tank!
2. There is a tiny locker built into the counter in my head. Any water that goes into it stay in it because it has no drain. ANOTHER extra water tank.
3. In a cubby behind my settee there is a swath of fiberglass between the hull and the woodwork that forms the backrest. Condensation pools in there and, voila, more fresh water storage.
Has anyone else seen this? My theory is that this boat was built during the transition from Ericson to Pacific Seacraft and and the Quality Control guys were busy sending out resumes for new jobs.
So, the question is: can I just drill holes through the fiberglass in the appropriate places to drain the water? If I do, shouldn't I line the thusly exposed inner fiberglass with something so as to keep water to prevent decay/delamination?
Thanks in advance!