[Rhodes22-list] Barney's water

Steve rhodes2282 at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 25 07:20:21 EST 2004


Yeah Ed.  I saw the pic you sent on that a while back.
 Excellent fixs.  
Steve


--- Kroposki <kroposki at innova.net> wrote:
> Steve,
> 	That drain by the centerboard line does not always
> drain good.
> Mine has a lip of about 1/4" that prevents all water
> from draining.  The
> previous owner of my boat drilled holes in the seat
> gutter on each side
> to solve this problem.  He only created a greater
> problem.  For a while
> I had water getting into the cabin near the
> centerboard drain.  An
> inspection showed that the centerboard tubing was in
> good shape and not
> the cause of the problem.  One day a quick and heavy
> rain shower put me
> in the cabin during the rain.  An inspection under
> the starboard edge
> during the rain showed water siphoning along the
> edge from under the
> seat then dripping down.  I put tubes in the holes
> to drain the water
> into the cockpit and problem has stopped.  My boat
> inherently tilts a
> couple of degrees forward.  Since mine is an '84,
> maybe he has the same
> problem.  I do not believe it affects the sailing.  
>  
> 		Ed K
> 
> 
> 
> 
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