[Public-list] A few rookie questions

[Meinhold, Michael J]

Lloyd -


The drains in the cockpit sole are connected to large hoses, then to
through-hulls near the engine. These are critical safety items as they
drain the cockpit of "green water" . A full cockpit reduces the
stability of the boat and increases capsize risk. It's always worth
inspecting them and making sure they are secure and clear.

The seats and the cooler lid (if you have one) have drains in the
gutters where the lids sit. These are connected by small hoses to the
cockpit, so they normally drain to the through-hulls, not the bilge.  If
these hoses clog up the overflow will can go into the cockpit locker and
thence to the bilge.  Pour water into the drains at the corner or the
seats and see if it overflows or comes out in the cockpit. Look for the
hoses in the seat lockers and see that they are connected. In my boat
the cooler cover drain tees into the port seat locker drain. 

Mike

Mike Meinhold / Rinn Duin #272


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Subject: Re: [Public-list] A few rookie questions

Correct.. Cockpit drains I mean.



On 9/18/06 10:37 AM, "edward schroeder" <eddiediver at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> When you use the word "cabin" drains, do you mean "cockpit" drains?
Ed.
> Schroeder
> 
> Lloyd Pulley <wrest at ccob.org> wrote:  This site has been a very
helpful
> resources and want to thank the people on
> it and those who manage it.
> 
> Being very new to the Alberg 30, I have a few rookie questions.
> 
> First of all, where does the water go that goes down the drains in the
> outside of the cabin? In the bilge?
> 
> Recently heavy rains overcame my bilge I suspect and then overcame the
> batteries and flooded the cabin up to an inch. I had it pumped all out
and
> then tried to use the manual bilge but could not seem to get it to
work...
> Is the re a valve, a prime needed of sorts to get that thing to work?
> 
> Is there anything else I need to worry about since it flooded so high?
> 
> Apparently the batteries now are shot and the cables fried.
> 
> Lloyd
> 
> 
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