2007 16 Cruiser question

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Hi folks,

I recently bought C-scape from Jay and Andrea in New Orleans - they had barely used the boat, and had put less than 30 hours on the 50 Suzuki - it looks very nice.

Please forgive me if the answer to this question is in the FAQ or has been covered, but I don't know what keywords to search on.

I'm seeing that the seat pedestals sort of form another fiberglass layer which continues aft. It appears that if the boat ever shipped water into the forward floor area, it would drain into the seat pedestals and become trapped there with little way to drain - perhaps migrating into the floor. There is a .500" hole at the aft bottom of each - presumably for drainage - but it's way too high to effectively drain that area.

Having previously been a victim of a ruined transom due to careless (not my work) sealing practice, I want to make absolutely sure I don't face any kind of waterlogged balsa problem ever again.

Is this as it appears, or does it actually drain somehow? Is there a fix? Are there other sealing issues to look at?

Chris in Bowling Green, KY
 
The seat boxes are glassed into the hull after the hull is finished. There is no penetration to the core in that area, so no chance of water getting to the core.
 
I have trouble getting the water out of the seat pedestals, too. My CD 16 Cruiser is a 2006, and I sustained a rather costly repair due to a spider-like crack in the floor which eventually caused water to leak into the balsa core. The repair was not cheap, but fortunately, we caught the problem in time. I recommend examining the floor once or twice a year for any apparent cracks.
 
Our C-D 16 had no drains of any sort. If you sleep aboard on a rainy night, any water getting on board will collect as far forward on the floor as it can get because of the weight shift. Watch what you stow under the bunk and watch it when getting out of the bunk in the dark!
The lowest point of the boxes is the aft corner toward the center. I drilled through there, being careful not to get into the floor. Then I routed the holes down flush with the floor the floor with an oval bit and painted them to match the floor. They drain fine.
If your existing holes are in the corners, just file or route them downward. If not, they will likely not allow complete draining, so make new ones.
Hope that helps, Al.
 
I have seen this thread before and it baffles me. My 16 cruiser never has water in it, even after heavy rains. The tent enclosure and the travel canvas keeps it out completely. Litl Tug tends to be heavy aft with the engine, two deep cycle batteries, and 13 gal of fue,l so any spray accumulates in the bilge dimple right at the rear of the boat, easy to drain out or sop up if not enough for the bilge pump to pick up.

When I hose the boat at at home, I always have the trailer cranked up to tilt the boat so any water drains as well.

Now, that said, when I bought the boat, there was a thru hull fitting on the transom that the transducer ran through and as the waves would slosh high up on the transom or I walked aft and really shifted the weight, some water would enter there. I sealed it up completly with 5200 and no more issue. If your transducer wire or trim tab wire goes through the transom, check that hole and seal. You may eliminate any water entry to the inside of the boat.

Still, water forward hasn't been an issue due to the way Litl Tug is trimmed.
 
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