mine is 5 ft deep and long/narrow. In 17 years I've owned the boat
I've never felt a need to fill it in. Keeping it clean is easy - don't
get stuff in it. I hose it out with dish soap, little bleach and fresh
water every 2-3 years. I have a PYI shaft seal that stops seawater
from getting thru the shaft packing - get a bit of rain water down the
mast but no big deal. The bilge pump leaves maybe 1/2" of water in the
bottom as the hose drains back some.



On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:32:31 -0800, "Ytter"
wrote:

Hi Everybody!!!!!
In my fiberglass 37' sailboat the bilge is very narrow,deep and long.It is
very difficult to keep it clean and the bilge pump has to work hard to pump
the water out.Is 3' deep.
I'm thinking of fill it in 15" with pour-in foam and glass it over and then
gel coat or bilge paint or epoxy cement patio paint.
Do you think that's the best solution for this problem.
Thanks,Ytter