[Public-List] Cockpit Drain Seacocks

[dan walker]

roger,
he actually answers the phone if u want to chat with him. of course if u tell him u are from pittsburgh he may hang up
dan

--- On Wed, 11/25/09, Roger L. Kingsland <r.kingsland at ksba.com> wrote:

> From: Roger L. Kingsland <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
> Subject: [Public-List] Cockpit Drain Seacocks
> To: "'Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all'" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 9:24 AM
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Earlier today I emailed Yves Gelinas with the following: 
> 
> Yves,
>  
> We A30 owners are having a discussion on the A30 "page"
> about cockpit
> drains.  One contributor who watched your
> circumnavigation movie noticed
> drain holes in the counter of "Jean-du-Sud" and postulated
> you had added new
> cockpit drains aft.  If you have a moment would you
> please confirm if this
> is the case and, if so, let us know how they have
> worked.  
>  
> Thanks and all the best,
>  
> Roger Kingsland
> A30 #148, "PERFECT intentions"   
> 
> And got the following reply:
> 
> Dear Roger : 
> 
> I went around the world with the original cockpit drains,
> which I had
> considered adequate.  During my voyage, while in the
> Southern Ocean, I
> received a few buckets or evens barrels of water when a sea
> broke against
> the freeboard, but never filled the cockpit completely,
> which drained
> quickly enough.  I was never "pooped" by a breaking
> sea, the stern raising
> before the sea broke over the boat.
> 
> Naturally, I kept the stern lazarette light and avoided
> stowing any heavy
> items into it.
> 
> The holes through the transom are the original bilge pump
> outlet and engine
> exhaust (which served for an additional bilge pump after I
> removed the
> engine).
> 
> Yves
> 
> 
> Best, Roger 148
> 
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