Joe, You're correct. What I meant to say is the top of the seacock is at or above the water. See:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qpKqFygThtstEAnTXOMouYBjG7HIlaZ1 Dennis C. On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 9:33 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My aft cockpit drains are not above the water line, not even close. > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina* > > *C&C 35 MK I* > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > C. via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, December 30, 2018 2:44 PM > *To:* CnClist <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Cockpit scupper drains > > > > Just to piggyback on the stuck seacock thread..... > > > > My buddy is a salvor. He gets the call when a boat on our bayou is on the > bottom. A significant percentage of the sinkings involve plugged cockpit > scupper drains. Leaves and/or debris plug the drain(s). The cockpit fills > with rain water. The weight of the water sinks the boat until the cockpit > scuppers are submerged and down it goes. Sometimes a neglected boat with a > low companionway threshold will get so much rain water in the cockpit it > overflows into the cabin. > > > > Leave the cockpit seacocks open and make sure they are clear. I flush > Touche's twice a year. Who knows what spider, mud dauber of whatever > builds a nest in them. > > > > Also, on haul out. Make sure you know which way your cockpit drains. > Block the boat accordingly. The 35-1 cockpit, like others, drains > forward. I always make sure Touche' is blocked level or slightly bow down. > > > > Also, just as a note, the 35-1 has 4 cockpit scupper drains. Two of them > are in the aft steering station which is separated from the rest of the > cockpit by a bulkhead. These two drain exit at or slightly above the > waterline when the boat is floating on its lines. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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