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by CaptPatrick
Feb 26th, '13, 13:13
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bulkhead Blues
Replies: 3
Views: 790

Re: Bulkhead Blues

... in order to contain oil from reaching a bilge pump. Do not include a limber hole aft, plug the other limber holes and build the bulkhead with only containment in mind. Epoxy and plywood will be fine. ...
by CaptPatrick
Feb 20th, '12, 20:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just got here
Replies: 47
Views: 20941

... were glassed into the hull as hollow units. Some were even fitted with limber holes to keep from trapping water.
by Peter
Nov 17th, '10, 14:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Newbe here 26 Bert gas tank switch
Replies: 50
Views: 25847

... Coosa board. If I had used a sheet material I would have put access holes in it before glassing it over. Along these same lines check the aft end of the inboard stringers for a drainage provision (limber holes.) In my boat the bulkhead between the battery area and the engine ...
by CaptPatrick
Aug 12th, '10, 18:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fuel System Q:
Replies: 14
Views: 1975

... will be obliged to conform. Kind of like open bilges below engines with limber holes that connect to the common bilge can remain as such if everything is original, but if ...
by Bruce
May 30th, '08, 17:44
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sinking Bertram 28(?) Rescued
Replies: 36
Views: 140716

... water, that the aft compartment, tank area, filled with water and the limber holes are clogged or got glassed over. I've also seen some 28's that had sealed bulheads between ...
by mike ohlstein
May 30th, '08, 11:16
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sinking Bertram 28(?) Rescued
Replies: 36
Views: 140716

1. Never shut the engines off untill back at the dock.
2. Three bilge pumps.
3. High water alarm.
4. Limber holes.
5. Did I mention.....three bilge pumps?
6. Crash valves.
7. All pumps must pump overboard.
8. Three bilge pumps.
by CaptPatrick
Apr 30th, '08, 21:59
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Harv - Pics You Requested
Replies: 30
Views: 11522

... bilge space, containing the shaft logs. That bilge space leads aft to limber holes that drain into the aft center bilge, then connected below the fuel tank forward. The ...
by CaptPatrick
Dec 20th, '07, 07:55
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whats this????????????
Replies: 14
Views: 3530

... adding the channel caps, for added holding power of the lag bolts. The limber holes in the space below the engines were closed off to contain any oil spill & prevent entry ...
by Kevin
Nov 7th, '06, 15:02
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bilge pump survey
Replies: 59
Views: 36165

... the engines. It can still get forward if it goes higher than the limber holes in the stringers, but would only be if a pump failed. I do have 4 pumps. 3 rule 2000 ...