I'm pretty sure that I don't have holes in the front of the pan under my engine, and certainly not any wires as in your photo. But I've always wondered if water collecting under the engine is "as designed". Water from the packing gland has nowhere to go but under the engine. Is there supposed to be weep holes in the front of the pan to direct the water to the bilge? Or has anyone added weep holes there?

I have these holes and I have wires that run through them and have rerun new wires when I increased wire size. In my boat the water from the packing gland and any leaks seem to drain through these holes as well. The water than accumulates in the bottom under the galley and works it's way to the bilge. I suspect that dirt or foreign objects could impede drainage, so water could accumulate or slow down. Pipe cleaner or test tube cleaner might assist in cleaning debris out or disconnect wire and back it out, clean and replace back.

Questions have been asked about the omission of the drain opening at the bottom of the engine bilge. The correct answer is that there is not supposed to be one as this bilge is designed to contain any engine fluid that may escape from the engine including antifreeze, engine oil, transmission oil and diesel fuel. If engine fluid is allowed to drain into the main bilge below it will be emptied by the bilge pump overboard and this is not allowed.

At the forward end of this bilge there are 2 1" PVC conduits installed and fastened to the bottom the subfloor using fiberglass mesh, and the other end is at the bottom of the battery compartment. There are no breaks inbetween. These conduits are not there to drain the bilge.

Since these conduits have not been caulked some fluid will escape from the edges of the conduit when the fluid level rises enough. I place an absorbent towel to catch any fluid usually from the stuffing box.

To access the area for viewing, remove the floor board next to the galley and lower a small camera into the 6" opening. I used a cell phone to take images and videos, so some may be sideways since there is only a 3" depth available.

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Images top to bottom: Top= Battery cables in conduit, Next down= Opening to view and access below the floor board, Next =Below the galley sink, I have inserted a stick in the drain opening of a stinger, Bottom= PVC conduit for battery cable battery

Haro, what a fantastic job of documentation and explanation!  I had wondered about this (but not enough to ask or do anything about it.  I used a wise surveyor once and he said that vast majority of methods used to build boats have a functional objective.  Make no changes except maybe cosmetic ones until you are sure that your "fix" doesn't make things worse or wipes out a functional build that you might regret.