[Public-list] Cockpit drains above water line

J Bergquist jbergqui at gmail.com
Thu Mar 15 06:06:47 PDT 2007


Jim I like your approach. More drinking and less sweating is always good.

later,

J

On 3/14/07, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> Hi Don -
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> I thought about doing that when I replaced my hoses and seacocks but
> couldn't see an elegant way to run the hoses.
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> G #426
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> > Just another thought on this: If you want to stop the leeward side of
> > the cockpit getting wet  because it gets below the waterline when on a
> > heel,  (albeit not quite as far over as Gord, so that the cockpit drains
> > over the low side), then a crossover of the drain hoses under the
> > cockpit floor will prevent that. However, this configuration also makes
> > it more difficult to get to the after end of the motor and fuel tank
> > under the cockpit floor.
> > Don
> > #528
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> > Jim Davis wrote:
> >> Just to throw a couple more thoughts into this.  Tight turns in hoses collect
> >> debris.  Leaf and twig residue tends to plug them up.  Also shallow sloping
> >> hose also collects dirt and other crud.  The water flow just isn't fast
> >> enough to keep it clean.  The straight drop Whitby used is probably the best
> >> from a practical point of view for getting rid of the water from the cockpit.
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> >> Jim Davis
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