Water inside foam on 190 Bay

[TimK]

Finally dealing with water intrusion issue. 2005 190 Bay Removed bilge pump to install new one and water is coming out of the screw holes.
Where is the best place to drill the drain hole? Inside for the bilge to pump out or outside between the bilge drains?

 

[NCangler]

Hi TimK and welcome aboard. There is a section of the "Maintenance and Modifications for Triumph Boat Owners" DVD where Chad Merritt of Merritt Marine demonstrates drilling a drain hole on a Triumph 210. A quick phone call to Chad or Carl Merritt to confirm their recommendation for the best place to drill on the 190 Bay would be a good investment of time. (919-732-7377). I will also do a search on the website using the Search feature in the upper right corner of the screen to see if I can find some 190 Bay specific info for you.

 

[NCangler]

You are talking about an inner hull drain, correct?

 

[Offshoreman]

My experienced advice:

I have not worked on the one ninety, so i'm not an expert on the location of the drain plug. Dave is correct, there are posts on this site explaining right where to work.

After the inner hull drain hole and fixture screw holes are drilled, reach in and remove foam from a "pretty good area" around inside the hull. The idea being you want an unobstructed place for water to pool at the drain plug.

Then clean the surface area very well and use 3M94 primer and Sudbury elastomeric for the sealant. Though not really for structural use, the primer is a fantastic bonding agent, and no other adhesive really sticks to the material the hull is made of. With 3M94 primer, that thing will never leak.

Use some water proof plumbing grease, you can find it at your hardware store, or toilet bowl gasket wax for thread lube on the drain plug itself. That will keep it sealed up and easy to remove and install.

Martin

 

[wysman]

On my DC170 had to have to drill a 3/4 hole 1&1/2” above the bottom center, in the transom. This was done at the end of the season. Was able to fill small pail of water about 3/4 full.