Hi folks, I put the boat make in the subject cause I figure fellow catalina owners would best be able to help me. It's an 82 Catalina 281 I have two questions (second summer with the booat, never owned one before, got no one else to ask). First, the guy that winterized my boat told me that it seems the impeller is bad in the shower pump as it's not pumping water out of the pan. I just checked the shower today and there's an acctual drain which makes me think there is a pump under the pan. How do I access it? I see the toilet is raised up on a platform. If I remove the entire setup would I have access to the shower pump?
Second question. THe guy I bought the booat from said that the aft bilge doesn't work but I'd never need it anyway. There is a mid bilge pump and it works just fine hoowever when I took the boat out of the water last year a TON of water was draining out of the plug in the aft. Seems I need one there afterall. The problem is, when I open the hatches I'm staring down at the engines. There is a small hatch closer to the stern but it's over the fuel tank. Where in the world ddoes the aft bilge go? I want to remove the one there and get a new one to put in.
Thanks,
JP
Second question. THe guy I bought the booat from said that the aft bilge doesn't work but I'd never need it anyway. There is a mid bilge pump and it works just fine hoowever when I took the boat out of the water last year a TON of water was draining out of the plug in the aft. Seems I need one there afterall. The problem is, when I open the hatches I'm staring down at the engines. There is a small hatch closer to the stern but it's over the fuel tank. Where in the world ddoes the aft bilge go? I want to remove the one there and get a new one to put in.
Thanks,
JP
