I use strips of Trader Joe's chamois cloths that work well as Jim described above.
On Mon Dec 22 2014 at 9:27:58 AM Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Cram a small sponge through the toerail where the water pools, it will > wick it overboard pretty quickly and you won't be drilling a bunch more > holes in your boat. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > On 22 December 2014 at 09:20, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Shedding of surface water on boats is a design element that is >> predicated on the boat rolling, rocking and pitching. When that movement >> stops, there are usually problems. In the days of wooden boats, being on >> land caused greatly accelerated deterioration. This is exactly why many >> people cover their boats with a frame and tarp while on the hard. Covered >> boats age much slower. >> >> Bill Bina >> >> >> On 12/22/2014 12:12 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List wrote: >> >> Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat >> while on the hard. >> >> I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled >> the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. >> >> When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what >> appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded >> and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. >> >> Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props >> it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet >> further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup >> the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled >> pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit >> stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, >> support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the >> winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you >> get leaks and wet core. >> >> >> >> I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that >> the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. >> Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the >> wooden blocks? >> >> My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they >> all need to be adjusted slightly. >> >> >> >> >> >> Petar Horvatic >> >> Sundowner >> >> 76 C&C 38MkII >> >> Newport, RI >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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