[Public-list] Missing Thru-hull?

[Peter Staehling]

Aurora (#554) has this one too.  It has a bronze plug
in it and is a drain for when on the hard as was said
already.

I wouldn't add one if it weren't there, but it is nice
to just pull the plug when on the hard.

--- George Mathis <georage at comcast.net> wrote:

> I've just returned from another week of working on
> making #439 
> seaworthy, thanks for all the help thus far.
> 
> I seem to have 100 thru-hulls and all seem to
> function properly, only 
> ONE hole in the bilge has no seacock, it is
> basically open to the sea, 
> meaning the boat would sink if put in the water. The
> hole is directly 
> under the engine compartment and I suppose one could
> mount a seacock on 
> it by reaching through the battery compartment.
> 
> What is the thru-hull supposed to go to? A bilge
> pump? I am not sure I 
> like the idea of a hole that far below the waterline
> depending on a 
> bilge pump to stop the ocean from coming aboard.
> 
> I posted a pic here:
> http://www.grm3.com/439_hole.jpg
> 
> Note: This is a pic of how the boat looked when
> purchased, it has since 
> been repainted, but the hole shows up better with
> the lighter bottom paint.
> 
> regards,
> George Mathis
> 
> 
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