[Public-List] Galley Sink

[Paul Wilson]

Tee fittings in drain lines are generally bad news.

I always keep the galley seacock closed unless I am actively using the
sink. It's good habit and I won't "forget" when it's time to get underway.
Even with the boat at dead level the waterline is only a few inches below
the bottom of the sink. One of the "old timers" told me at the early boats
(like mine) were originally built with the ice box drain teed off the port
side cockpit drain hose. Little artifacts like this suggest that plumbing
wasn't Whitby's strong suit.

Paul / Slainte #129

On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 7:59 AM Mike Lehman via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I to agree. I would be concerned that connecting the sink drain to the
> starboard cockpit drain could cause the sink to fill and perhaps overflow
> flooding the boat while on a starboard tack since the the water level in
> the sink drain is only an inch or so below the sink. Also, not a good idea
> to have multiple drains sharing the same thru-hull fitting. I did what
> Marcelo did, which is to add dedicated deck drain thru-hull fittings to
> avoid sharing the cockpit drains. We have a liner boat.
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 7:46 AM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Good morning Marcelo -
> >
> > I second your suggestions… all sensible and good seamanship.
> >
> > Gordon Laco
> > www.gordonlaco.com
> > #426 Surprise
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 9, 2019, at 7:41 AM, Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I would avoid using a tee if possible since they are prone to clogs. On
> > my liner boat the galley sink has its own seacock in the galley
> > compartment. The cockpit scuppers also have their own dedicated
> seacocks. I
> > re-plumbed the side deck scuppers to thru-hulls 12 inches above the water
> > line on both sides. This is what James Baldwin recommends on the A30.
> The
> > original way, with the deck drains teeing into the cockpit scuppers was
> the
> > source of constant clogs and frustration.
> > > Hope you can make it work.
> > > Marcelo
> > > Alegría #441
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Jul 8, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Neil Williams via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> James Baldwin has a recent plumbing video on his "atomvoyager"
> channel.
> > >> May have some ideas you could use.
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 10:37 AM Andrew Johns via Public-List <
> > >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I seem to remember that some of the A30s have the galley sink drain
> > that
> > >>> tees into the starboard cockpit scupper?  How does this arrangement
> > work?
> > >>>
> > >>> We are planning on redoing the galley this winter, and was hoping to
> > free
> > >>> up storage by removing the galley seacock in addition to having one
> > less
> > >>> hole in the boat.
> > >>>
> > >>> -Andrew
> > >>> Ecola #104
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