Shower Over Flows

[LMBoat]

Hi All,

The boat is a '99 450 EB. The guest shower overflows into the "dry area" where the sink is. It's not the drain, I've cleaned it out, even drilled the holes in the drain plate bigger. It's the angle of the floor that leads the water under sliding glass door into the dry area. I'm trying to find a way to stop this. Any attempt to raise the track, etc., creates a tripping hazard. Anyone have ideas on how to fix?

Thanks!
Larry

 

[hottoddie]

Your boat most likely has a shower sump with a switch activated pump under the cabin floor. When you find it most likely the switch has failed or the pump has failed allowing the water to overflow and flood the dry bilge area.

 

[LMBoat]

Negative on sump malfunction. I know that set up well and the other shower drains great. It's not overflowing into the bilge, water is over-flowing from the shower floor into dry area of the head, where the sink is. I want to contain the shower water to the shower.

 

[Rich122]

Larry

Most stall showers in homes have doors and "raised" floor pans. I think the "tripping hazard" is minimal since most people know to step into a shower or tub, and this is not something those on board will be walking over all day long. Just a thought.

Rich

 

[LMBoat]

Rich,

Good point, but this is one of those set ups where the toilet is in the shower, meaning traffic to use the toilet. It has a half-curved clear sliding door the seperates this area (shower and toilet) from the "dry" area where the sink and counter are. It's frustrating to step out of the shower into a big puddle. I have to be sure guests remove the small carpet matt that is in that area before they use the shower.

 

[Lazy Daze]

I don't know your boat too well, but I'll throw out a couple ideas that come to mind. First, can you install a second drain in the sink area and then T it into the existing drain piping under the floor? Second, what about installing a wide, narrow type drain just to the inside (shower side) of the door. Third, what about a teak wood "carpet" (usually a lattice-looking type setup) to effectively raise the floor that you step on? It wouldn't get rid of the water collecting underneath, though. You would still have to sop up that water, but at least feet would be dry.

 

[katricol]

Does your boat have a "list" to one side?

 

[LMBoat]

Thanks for the responses. The boat does not have a list. It's more a front to back issue that side to side. Meaning that if the bow was lower, this would be an issue. Shower drain is towards the stern.

There already is a drain in the dry area, but the way the floor is molded, it does not really help. It will handle larger overflows, but still leaves a lot of water in the floor. Adding another drain in the shower pan is not really viable due to virtually non-existant access underneith and how the shower floor is designed.

Teak grating is a good idea. I'm also thinking about some kind of seal that would attach to the bottom of the sliding shower door. I don't know that it needs to be watar tight, just more of a deflector. Something like isinglass vinyl.

 

[Lazy Daze]

I was thinking about a "sweep" attached to the bottom, inside (shower side) of the door, as well. I agree that it won't stop water from getting through if the water is physically backing up against the sweep as it can work it's way under (possibly) and around the ends. But it will certainly help with splashing and drips running down the door. When the door is open, it opens "exposed", right? Meaning there won't be any issue with the sweep/seal and opening the door?

There's other categories, but check out Mcmaster Carr: http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-door-weatherstripping/=ulau24

 

[Skuza]

Just hole-saw the low spot. You have a fwd bilge pump right??
Honestly that is a tricky one. Especially trying to correct slope of a molded floor. If you did have access underneath that area I like the second drain idea.