Fwd: RE: [Alberg30] Cockpit drains

[Mike Lehman]

Hi Jay, I doesn't seem right to "T" a bilge pump to a drain hose somehow. If 
the thru hull fitting were ever to fail (God forbid), not only would you 
have water coming in but your ability to pump out the water would be lost 
too. It just doesn't seem like a good idea. I wonder how the insuracne 
companies would feel about "sharing" a drain/bilge pump thru-hull? Anyone 
else with thoughts on this?



Mike Lehman
"Gilleleje" #505





----Original Message Follows----
From: Jay Davenport <jay at saildriver.com>
Reply-To: Alberg 30 public list <public-list at alberg30.org>
To: A30listP <public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: Fwd: RE: [Alberg30] Cockpit drains
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:20:34 -0800 (PST)



  Jay Davenport <jay at saildriver.com> wrote: Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:01:04 
-0800 (PST)
From: Jay Davenport
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Cockpit drains
To: Alberg 30 public list



Mike,
I have begun doing something similar on Revolution, #526.
I am disconnecting the deck drains from the combination thru hulls and 
connecting them to new thru hull fittings located about 18" above the 
waterline on each stern quarter of the boat. The deck drains are connected 
to the new thru hulls with about 2' of 1.5" diameter sanitation hose. This 
arrangement will not leave streaks on the hull side, as the thru hulls stand 
sufficiently proud of the hull sides as to cause the water to drop off the 
edge rather than running down the hull. Also I will no longer have cockpit 
locker hoses which are vulnerable to damage from shifting gear.
Here is a related question, Mike. After disconnecting the deck drains from 
the combination thru hulls, I am left with the "T" on the combination 
fitting where the deck drains had been. Can I run my electric bilge pump 
hose to this fitting, with a suitable loop, or air break, in it? The 
advantage would be a substantially shorter run on the bilge pump hose, plus 
the empty "T" fitting would now be filled. Can you think of any negatives?
Jay Davenport
Revolution, A30 #526

  Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote: Now here's a thought...on the 
newer style boats with the internal deck
drains, I have give some thought each year to disconnecting them from the
thru hull and redirecting them right out the side of the hull at the cove
stripe. This would take some drainage pressure off of the cockpit drains,
simplfy the plumbing below the cockpit behind the engine, and I think it
could be done in a way that would make it hardly noticeable. This wat the
common method on the Tartan 33, which is where I came up with the idea. Any
thoughts? Anyone done this?



Mike Lehman
"Gilleleje" #505



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