[Rhodes22-list] bilge pump

[Roger Pihlaja]

Rummy,

Let me make sure I understand what you are proposing.  You are considering
installing some SS louvers down low in the front bulkhead of the lazarette
(which is also the aft bulkhead on the cockpit).  This would indeed allow XS
rainwater to drain out of the lazarette into the cockpit & would improve
lazarette ventillation.  Unfortunately, the 1st time you took a lot of water
into the cockpit, these vents would allow your lazarette to flood!  A
scupper or check valve, which only allowed 1-way flow, might be prefereable
to a passive vent.  However, check valves always leak, so you might want to
think about the unintended side effects of this plan a little more before
implementation.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: <R22RumRunner@aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] bilge pump


> Roger,
> On my boat, the lazzerette does not drain into the bilge. I have Rum
Runner
> on the hard doing some upgrades and I will be installing a bilge pump in
the
> cabin area. Never thought I'd need one until out radical sailing proved me
> wrong. I've never had more than a sponge worth of water in the Lazzerette,
> usually from my cleaning with a pressure hose. My boat usually sits on the
> end of a dock, away from trees, so that's not a problem for me.
> What would be wrong with installing some stainless steel vents on the face
of
> the lazzerette, giving more ventilation and also allowing any large
> quantities of water to drain into the cockpit?
>
> Rummy
>