Cabin drain

I seem to always see water when I look down into cabin drain, why isn't this water getting to bilge ? Most does, just don't understand why all doesn't. Thanks guys

Frogmore916":3ddh3y36 said:

I seem to always see water when I look down into cabin drain, why isn't this water getting to bilge ? Most does, just don't understand why all doesn't. Thanks guys

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I get the same thing. When trailering past couple months, it isn't until I tilt the trailer up in order to unhook the coupler ball, that the bilge slowly drains over the course of a couple days. I collected almost a full 5-gallon bucket with the rear drain plug out. This may have been from the wet rode draining slowly. The fwd cabin bilge seems to drain through a small pvc pipe between stringers, into the rear bilge.

Thanks, I forgot about rode locker draining through there as well.

Frogmore916":1x97165f said:

Thanks, I forgot about rode locker draining through there as well.

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Once the boat was out of the slip since mid November, and the bilge drained thoroughly, I would come back from a day on the water without anchoring and the bilge wouldn't drain anything. That tells me that the rub rail is sealed well too. I normally don't put a bucket under the drain plug to catch the water, but during the cold months the barn floor can take over a week to dry. That's when I noticed just how much water collects in the bilge.

Take a pressure washer & place in drain opening in anchor locker. Blow it out then put a stainless cupped screen over drain hole in cabin. This will keep debris from clogging up tube that runs under deck. You can buy at hardware store I put mine in years ago with a little silicone took care of this problem.

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My 25 is bow heavy so at rest the water doesn't drain to the stern bilge but collects under the cabin floor. I think most SC collects water under the cabin at berth.