What ever you do, don't us PVC pipe if rerouting. I bought a boat this
spring and the guy had rerouted the scuppers inside the fly bridge deck. He
was a sharp cookie and didn't realize water didn't run up hill. Need less to
say the PVC broke and caused water damage in the cabin. The only permanent
solution I have come up with is install a stainless steel pipe or pillar to
run the water down.


"Panama" wrote in message
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I tired of drip marks and stains down the hull topsides from scuppers.
I want to get a solution before I have the boat LP'd.

It seems that I either need to fill in the scuppers and put in
thru-deck scuppers that drain down to thru hulls in the bootstripe -
or put some kind of drip tube or drip lip - either permanent or
removable - into the existing scuppers so that drips would drop far
enough out from the boat to miss the topsides.

I'm concerned that permanent stiff ones like s/s tubes or whatever
might scrape people or poke inflatables while trying to board. Maybe
something flexible like clear silicone rubber sheets or tubes?

Seen any good ideas?

PVC doesn't just break on a whim any time. When installed so it's not a
stuctural member and not subject to bending, chafe, or heat above 140F.,
it will last forever (ie. longer than you need to worry about).

In marine installations, a normal precaution would be flexible hose
connections where the pipe might otherwise be moved regularly. It must
be strapped rigid so that when the boat pounds the pipe doesn't move;
that means at least every 4' for 2" pipe, more for smaller diameters.

Rufus


Jim Warren wrote:
What ever you do, don't us PVC pipe if rerouting. I bought a boat this
spring and the guy had rerouted the scuppers inside the fly bridge deck. He
was a sharp cookie and didn't realize water didn't run up hill. Need less to
say the PVC broke and caused water damage in the cabin. The only permanent
solution I have come up with is install a stainless steel pipe or pillar to
run the water down.


"Panama" wrote in message
...

I tired of drip marks and stains down the hull topsides from scuppers.
I want to get a solution before I have the boat LP'd.

It seems that I either need to fill in the scuppers and put in
thru-deck scuppers that drain down to thru hulls in the bootstripe -
or put some kind of drip tube or drip lip - either permanent or
removable - into the existing scuppers so that drips would drop far
enough out from the boat to miss the topsides.

I'm concerned that permanent stiff ones like s/s tubes or whatever
might scrape people or poke inflatables while trying to board. Maybe
something flexible like clear silicone rubber sheets or tubes?

Seen any good ideas?

PVC doesn't just break on a whim any time. When installed so it's not a
stuctural member and not subject to bending, chafe, or heat above 140F.,
it will last forever (ie. longer than you need to worry about).

In marine installations, a normal precaution would be flexible hose
connections where the pipe might otherwise be moved regularly. It must
be strapped rigid so that when the boat pounds the pipe doesn't move;
that means at least every 4' for 2" pipe, more for smaller diameters.

Rufus


Jim Warren wrote:
What ever you do, don't us PVC pipe if rerouting. I bought a boat this
spring and the guy had rerouted the scuppers inside the fly bridge deck. He
was a sharp cookie and didn't realize water didn't run up hill. Need less to
say the PVC broke and caused water damage in the cabin. The only permanent
solution I have come up with is install a stainless steel pipe or pillar to
run the water down.


"Panama" wrote in message
...

I tired of drip marks and stains down the hull topsides from scuppers.
I want to get a solution before I have the boat LP'd.

It seems that I either need to fill in the scuppers and put in
thru-deck scuppers that drain down to thru hulls in the bootstripe -
or put some kind of drip tube or drip lip - either permanent or
removable - into the existing scuppers so that drips would drop far
enough out from the boat to miss the topsides.

I'm concerned that permanent stiff ones like s/s tubes or whatever
might scrape people or poke inflatables while trying to board. Maybe
something flexible like clear silicone rubber sheets or tubes?

Seen any good ideas?