[Rhodes22-list] Forward Seat Drains

[brad haslett]

Rummy,

Try page 521 of the 2002 West Marine catalog under
plumbing.  I bought mine at Bass Pro Shop which is the
closest thing around here to a marine center.  West
sells a cockpit drain which fits flush.  The standard
thru-hulls protrude slightly which shouldn't be a
problem unless you have a really skinny arse.  You can
also get thru-hulls with an "L" shape which might make
getting the drain hose routed a little easier.

Brad
--- John Tonjes <johntonjes@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Brad,
> If I could find the fittings you are talking about,
> it would be simple
> enough to cut the hole, install and attach a drain
> hose that simply went to
> the cockpit floor and then the water would drain out
> the cockpit drain. I
> haven't found anything in any of the marine catalogs
> that looks like it
> would work. Simply drilling holes in the seats won't
> work either because
> the water would run underneath the seats and get
> into the cabin area.
> Placing the generator near the stern would place it
> in close proximity to
> the lazzerette and I can't do that without causing
> the Ka-Boom everyone
> talks about because I keep the gasoline tank in the
> lazzerette. I'm a firm
> believer in the KISS system. And not as in kiss your
> ass goodbye either.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: brad haslett <flybrad@yahoo.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Date: 3/17/2003 10:53:27 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Forward Seat Drains
> >
> > Rummy,
> >
> > >From earlier posts I get the impression that on
> at
> > least some boats the aft seat drain was molded
> into
> > the seat.  On my boat the aft seat drains are
> standard
> > garden variety plastic thru-hull fittings,
> probably an
> > aftermarket change.  It should be simple enough to
> add
> > additional thru-hull fittings on the forward part
> of
> > the seat.  Getting the drain hoses connected and
> > "snaked" to the lazaret to connect with the
> existing
> > drains might be hard on the old neck and back
> however.
> >  Have you considered adding an oversized generator
> to
> > the aft end of the boat to move your CG back a
> bit?
> >
> > Brad Haslett
> >
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