[Public-List] Garboard drain

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Gord,

On 11/22/14 12:13 PM, Gordon Laco via Public-List wrote:
> Hello gang -
>
> A job I¹ve been putting off for years is the installation of a garboard
> drain plug in SURPRISE¹s keel.  The value of one of these things for winter
> drainage is immense.
>
> It¹s not an infrequent occurance to have snow back up water which then
> trickles into the boat, where it then freezes in the bilge.  I¹ve seen boats
> filled up to the bunks....
>
> Does anyone have a post hull number 400 liner boat with a garboard drain in
> a location they like?  If so, could you send me a measurement forward from
> the rudder¹s heel casting and vertically up from the bottom of the keel so
> that I could knock mine in the same place?
>
> My fear is that I will end up either with the drain higher than it has to
> be, or too low, in which case I¹d have to patch the hole and drill
> another...

Rather than add another hole in the hull, I remove the engine intake 
hose and open the valve when the boat is hauled out. This doesn't keep 
the bilge completely dry if rain or snowmelt finds its way below, but it 
does keep it below the bunks and the batteries.

  - George

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