bsangs
E35-3 - New Jersey
Our '85 35-3 has a port side dorade with a cowl/cap, just aft of where we step onto her. The dorade vent is below in the Q berth, aft of the AC/DC panel. The dorade box "drains" through a hose and out an above-the-waterline thru hull. The hose runs behind the AC/DC panel, for some odd reason. Thing is, it doesn't drain. At least not that I can tell. It hasn't been a problem until yesterday, when it was pretty full from what I assume was me washing and rinsing the boat last week and not having the cap applied tightly enough. We finished sailing and there was water in the Q berth. Enough to soak some cushions. My working theory is the water splashed through the dorade vent as we heeled, though I didn't seen any drips from above. I took off the deck cap and the box was filled with water. I vacuumed it out, but as we were expected somewhere for a BBQ, didn't have ample time to completely investigate.
If the hose is clogged, can I just run a snake through to clear it, or is this gonna be something more sinister? I'm not looking forward to accessing the run of the hose behind the AC/DC panel, and really hope snaking is the simple solution. Anyone else experience issues with that dorade, and if so, what were your solutions? Thanks in advance. Hope everyone is having an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.
If the hose is clogged, can I just run a snake through to clear it, or is this gonna be something more sinister? I'm not looking forward to accessing the run of the hose behind the AC/DC panel, and really hope snaking is the simple solution. Anyone else experience issues with that dorade, and if so, what were your solutions? Thanks in advance. Hope everyone is having an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.