[Rhodes22-list] Replacement Seat Drains

[brad haslett]

Joe,

I think 1" is about perfect.  Anything bigger and it
would look a bit odd for the seat drains.  The
difference between 3/4" and 1" is amazing when it
comes to flushing leaves instead of clogging.  Use the
shortest bend radius of hose you can without making a
kink.  My boat filled with water in the laz twice
before I made this fix.  Haven't had any problems
since.

Brad
--- "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware at merck.com> wrote:
> Thanks Brad.  Do you think the 1" is big enough?  I
> plan on having my boat
> on a trailer much of the time, and I know that any
> trees in the area will
> deposit their leaves on my seats, so I need
> drainage.  Couple of weeks ago,
> I got a call that the boat was sitting on the hull,
> rocked off the tongue
> stand.  Yep, lazerettee was full of water.  Luckily
> no damage as the motor
> and rudder had not been put back on yet, and it was
> sitting on nice soft
> dirt.
> 
> You got my drift as to just how big can I go with
> your comments about
> grinding down the flange.
> 
> Joe
> S/V Whisper
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad haslett [mailto:flybrad at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:08 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Replacement Seat Drains
> 
> 
> Joe,
> 
> My boat had the "nipples" replaced by a previous
> owner
> with 3/4" plastic thru-hulls but one had cracked due
> to weather so I replaced them with 1".  The
> oversized
> drains carry a lot more water with less chance of
> clogging with leaves, etc., but, there is a limit as
> to how big you can go.  The larger the diameter
> flange
> on the seat drains, the higher the water level must
> get before it starts to drain.  Also, as Rummy
> pointed
> out on an earlier post, the flange (exposed part)
> will
> not fit in the seat drain channel and may have to be
> ground down and caulked for a good fit.  The
> thru-hull
> next to the motor mount (at least on mine) had to be
> trimmed to make room for the starboard-most motor
> rail. You will need a good wood bit for the size
> drain
> you plan to install and some patience with the
> drilling process so as not to remove any more
> fiberglass than necessary for a clean hole with no
> burrs.
> 
> Brad Haslett
> --- "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware at merck.com> wrote:
> > I have molded in nipples for the seat drains and
> > transom thru-hulls.  I plan
> > on drilling them out and installing new larger
> > fittings.  Has anyone done
> > this?  I want to get the largest diameter hose as
> > possible, and without the
> > boat in front of me, I don't know how large the
> > fitting flange can be and
> > still fit inside the seat basin.  A 1 inch hose
> > fitting gives me a 1-1/2"
> > flange and the 1-1/2" hose fitting has a 1-7/8"
> > flange.  Any reason not to
> > go as large as will fit?
> > 
> > Joe
> > S/V Whisper
> > 
> > 
> >
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