There's a lot to be said about a dry bilge in a Catalina 30. The bilge under the engine is very shallow so it doesn't take a lot of water for a wet oil pan. At a minimum the auto bilge pump float switch should be mounted as low as possible on a Cat30.
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Neil
1977 Catalina 30
San Pedro, California
prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22
Had my hands in a few others
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