In a few storms offshore we have had solid green water across the whole boat. The cockpit filling up was not a big deal*. We were heeled over enough that a lot of it sloshed back out and the rest went down the drain. The cockpit doesn’t seem to hold that much anyway in any kind of sea. * if the cockpit seat lockers had come open it may have been a very big deal. We had double locks on them ☺ Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Lee Youngblood via CnC-List Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 2:07 AM To: CnC-List Cc: Lee Youngblood Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Cockpit scupper drains - stories version Hi Don, I have a 1974 C&C 35-II with the same drain plan. I’ve sailed in >34kts in Puget Sound (I didn’t look after that) and some puffs were around 50 - reported by other cruising boats, returning from the same raft-up. I should have had the third reef in, but had my hands full by then. Depending on the wave conditions, I only buried the rail every 3-5 waves. We don’t have a dodger, so I like the “protection” of the leeward aft cockpit seat, and on the big puffs got sprayed, and the really big one, likely over 50, slightly hosed. I was very impressed with the combings and deck design, as I watched 3-6 inches of foaming water flowing down the deck towards me. C&C got it right, the combing curves, and the water was sloshed right off the boat! I’m pretty sure you would need much bigger offshore waves to get any real water in the cockpit. No I take that back! Years ago, we were crossing the sound, close behind a big container ship. I headed up to take a picture, and Kathleen calmly said “I think I will go straight into this one.” Before I could say anything, the bow dropped about 8’ into the hole, I stepped up onto the coach-house, put my elbow over the boom, and picked up my feet as the wave poured over the boat into the cockpit. It didn’t take long for about 16” of water to disappear, and as she jumped up on the aft seats to keep her feet dry, she said “Well I don’t think I will do that again!” We had the companion-way hatch closed, but forward hatch, and the scoop vents in the head were under water and leaked. Even years later, Kathleen is very good about checking that the forward hatch is dogged down. . . every time we go out. Great boats! Happy New Year, Lee
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