As a matter of policy, it’s probably best that the scupper drains always be 
crossed. That way there is little chance of water getting into the cockpit when 
heeled over.

 

As a matter of practicality, I think it depends on the boat.

 

My 25 mk1 was plumbed port to port. The cockpit sole is about 6” above the 
waterline and the scuppers are about 18” off the centerline; and the boat has a 
beam less than 9 feet. At heel angles of 15 degrees or so you had wet feet. 
When I redid the seacocks (replacing the old gate valves) and replaced hoses, I 
crossed the lines.

 

My Newport 28 (A C&C design) had scuppers aft that drained through the transom 
just above the waterline. When motoring, the transom squatted down and your 
feet got wet. No point is crossing the hoses, so I learned to steer from 
forward in the cockpit.

 

On my 38, there are 4 scuppers plumbed to 2 seacocks, with the port scuppers 
going to the port seacock. But the cockpit sole is 12 to 16 inches above the 
waterline, the scuppers are about 18” off center, and the beam is over 12 feet. 
So the boat would need to heel to almost 45 degree for the scuppers to be below 
the waterline, and that takes a LOT of wind (plus it’s SLOW). There is almost 
no room back there to cross the hoses. And I need to be able to take the 
starboard hose out in order to access the steering and some of the other stuff 
in the “basement”. So I have no plans to reroute the hoses.

 

Alex, you probably need to look at the geography of your boat and do what seems 
to work best for you.

 

 

Rick Brass

Washington, NC

 

 

 
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