I've also got the 32 and I have to agree with other posters .. it sounds like you're making a large investment in time and effort for not a lot of return, if any. I don't close those seacocks. I just work them once or twice a year, open, closed, open.
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 8:41 PM, John Charlesworth <john...@shaw.ca> wrote: > The Sole on Breeze is 12" above water, if I were to put through hulls with > no valve through above the waterline they wold be roughly 10" below the > cockpit sole with the boat level. Not sure if that is enough or not, have > been trying to find the magic formula, there must be one somewhere. I don't > fancy the crossed lines idea, doesn't really make sense to me with the hull > shape of this boat which is pretty flat in the stern area. I do wonder if a > larger seacock with a T on the top would work, both drains into the same > seacock since you are only using one when underway anyway. I could probably > rig an extension to the handle on that which could be easily operated from > the lazarette, put it in the middle and get rid of the other two, that > gives me more vertical drop and the ability to close it without crawling > into the bilge. To the person who said you just have to empty the quarter > berth, you should meet my sig other one day, it will be interesting to > watch. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who up until 4 years ago > was a pure racer. You wouldn't survive the conversation believe me! Having > cruised with this lady on a Humboldt 30, I too saw the light, hence Breeze. > > Also, thank you all for your input, much appreciated. Aloha, > > John > > > On 2014-01-12, at 5:07 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Fred; > > I said “ If the lee scupper will be at or below the waterline” when > heeled. I have been aboard boats where that is the case and water flows > back from the through hull and collects in the low side of the cockpit, > producing cold wet feet if you aren’t careful. A San Juan and a Cal owned > by friends come to mind. > > My 38 has the sole high enough that this has never happened. My 25 will > let a small amount of water into the low side when heeled at about 30 > degrees – that must be the point where the scupper reaches the level of > the waterline – quite a bit comes in if you get the 25 heeled to the point > the toerail is in the water. > > You are right and the crossed lines out the side of the boat would not > drain when heeled. > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of > *Frederick > G Street > *Sent:* Sunday, January 12, 2014 7:31 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cockpit Drains to Thru-Hulls > > Rick — are you sure about this? If he does this, and has the drains exit > above the waterline, the cockpit will never drain when heeled; the water > won’t be able to run uphill! > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Jan 12, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > If the lee scupper will be at or below the waterline when > sailing at 25 degrees of heel, it might be a good idea to run the hose from > the port scupper to the starboard side of the boat (and vice versa) to > prevent back flow of water into the cockpit. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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