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Cockpit drainage, lets try again
"hk" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Aug 19, 9:58 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... OK, lets try for some real info this time and no insults. Do so- called offshore boats really have good scuppers? Can anybody provide a link to a pic of such? Next, areas below the deck, are they sealed on offshore boats or accessible via a hatch? How much do said hatches leak? (my sealed compartments have 6" screw in type access ports). By that controversial Florida fellow: http://www.yachtsurvey.com/sinking.htm Eisboch I like Pasco. Interesting that he says to seal up scuppers if they are too low and rely on bilge pumps. In the pic he gave, the scupper was even with the cockpit sole, so why have a bilge pump? Where is the pump pumping if the deck is supposed to be sealed? I looked over the Tolman last night, adding a deck would be no problem. Even big scuppers would not be too difficult. I sure hate losing access to my hull though. In my opinion, bilge pumps are not for getting rid of water from a greenie. They are for getting rid of water due to rain, condensation, dripping shaft seals, etc. Scuppers are for getting rid of greenie water ... in a hurry. Eisboch On some poorly constructed (or damaged) fiberglass boats, the joint between the hull and the side decks is not done well, and water can get in. If the hull is the typical cheap two-piecer with liner, that water likely will run down between the outer hull and the liner, right into the bilge. I've also seen boats, though not in some time, where "grey water" drained into the bilge. I can think of at least a half dozen other reasons why water gets into the bilge. Mostly rain, I think, and the constant drip, drip, drip of the old style, wax thread sealed stuffing box for the shafts and rudders. (Obviously not talking about small, CC, outboards). Also, deck hatches leak, windows leak, and, as you say, the hull/deck joint often leaks. Eisboch |
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