Re: [C320-list] Defrost Fridge

[Cliff Lee via C320-list]

Our older hull has the fridge drain directly to the bilge. To avoid a wet
bilge, I put a cork in the tubing in the bilge. When time to defrost/drain
the fridge, I just remove the cork and collect in a cup. At the end of the
season, I pour a little pink stuff into the fridge drain.

Cliff Lee
Comfort Zone - 1995, Hull 368


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[Richard Walker via C320-list]

Great idea
Dick Walker

> On May 25, 2025, at 13:30, Cliff Lee via C320-list <c320...@lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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> Our older hull has the fridge drain directly to the bilge. To avoid a wet

[Jack Brennan via C320-list]

When we first got our 320, we had problems on cruises with piling everything into the fridge. (How come the beer is always on the bottom?)

So we put in several plastic and wire trays to help segregate various types of food. As it happens, we have a plastic tray where the drain is to hold drinks.

The melted water ends up in the tray, which we empty when we defrost. All done, except for maybe a little runoff.

My boat is a 1998. Catalina may have still been figuring out the system. I have the Y valve for the pump, but any runoff still seems to end up in the bilge. That's not a big deal because I have a regular stuffing box, which means there often is a little water in the bilge.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.

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[ART HARDEN via C320-list]

I do the same on Tortuga

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Art Harden
Catalina 320 "Tortuga" 243
E-42
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> On May 25, 2025, at 4:30 PM, Cliff Lee via C320-list <c320...@lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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> Our older hull has the fridge drain directly to the bilge. To avoid a wet