[Public-List] Cockpit drain fittings--bigger could be better

[Randy Katz via Public-List]

Hi, Michael,

Thanks for your note. Agreed--the A-30 design is a great one for us and our
typical uses on inland or perhaps occasionally to more adventurous
destinations. There are a couple of books about preparing one's boat for
ocean sailing that are fun to read--very interesting, really--but the A-30
is rock solid for all the uses we've made of it over the last dozen years
or so.

Regards,

Randy
Simple Gifts #249
Bellingham/Seattle



On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:23 AM, Michael Connolly <crufone at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Randy,
> Consider the design parameters for our boat. A racer/cruiser for the Great
> Lakes Region. Yes several A-30's have circumnavigated, but not without some
> major modifications.
> A boat designed for strictly Blue Water voyages would have a modest
> cockpit, (no need to entertain six friends in the cockpit while doing an
> ocean crossing) a much higher bridge deck and a superior means of shedding
> white water.
> Carl designed a wonderful boat for us, but the scuppers and cockpit drains
> are for rain water or an occasional water over the coaming episode.
> Others have also pointed out that the lazarette hatch and cockpit locker
> arrangements would never be on a Blue water boat.  If one is considering
> going sailing where you would anticipate getting pooped on more than just
> occasionally then some major design changes are in order.
> My two cents,
> Michael #133
>
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> *Subject: *Re: [Public-List] Cockpit drain fittings--bigger could be
> better
>
>
> A thought--
>
> The illustrations show pretty small Perko drain fittings. If one's
> seriously concerned about having the cockpit flooded (by a big wave, say,
> if you sail in such conditions), a much larger drain diameter, hose, and
> thru hull would make the most sense.
>
> The small size drains that most of us have (like what came with my boat)
> are OK for draining rainwater, but if a large volume came in they'd take a
> long, long time to shed the water. For ocean cruising, that could be
> seriously problematic.
>
> If you anticipate sailing in conditions where large amounts of water enter
> the cockpit, you'd definitely want to have much bigger (therefore faster)
> drains.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Randy Katz
> Simple Gifts #249
> Bellingham/Seattle, WA
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