Split pipe

[barney84]

Hi all

When I was bringing the boat down the Thames last night I notice that one of the pipes to the shower had split and it had dumped alot of water under the flooring of the boat so today I had the joy of hoovering it out but what I need is someone's know how on how to dry the boat out

I know I need the get the rads on and the stove but with the stove not burning right I need some surgestions

I do have 240 so I was thinking some of the halogen heaters etc

[Keeping Up]

If you're trying to dry the underfloor area - when I needed to do that I made a short flexible bit of trunking from a plastic swing-bin-bag with the bottom cut off, duck-taped to the front of a fan heater and sealed around the inspection hatch that I have in my floor by the rear bulkhead, and blew COLD air through for a few days. Being cold air it took little power and didn't melt the plastic or set fire to it, but it effectively dried the whole bilge.

[LesR]

As you have 240v why not hire/buy a small de-humidifier. This will draw out all the moisture from within your boat.

 

Les

[dor]

If the water is only in the bilge and you have got most of it out, I wouldn't worry too much - it will dry out on its own.

 

When I first had my previous boat, the first trip out a pipe blew off the calorifier (the PRV was stuck) and pumped most of the water tank into the bilge. More than that, it was over the floorboards at the stern. I pumped out as much as I could and was worried about the last bit. On return to the boat yard asking what can be done they said not to worry - a lot of boats get a wet bilge in winter anyway due to condensation running down.

 

Sure enough it dried out soon enough. Anything under the floor should be designed to survive a bit of damp anyway.