[Rhodes22-list] installation of inline check valve for cockpit drain

[Graham Stewart]

Jesse: 
Seems to me that you are a bit stern heavy. You could check that against the
waterline. My only concern about either the plug or the check valve is that
in extreme circumstances you will want the cockpit to drain as quickly as
possible. If you were to take a wave over the stern the water from one wave
weighing you down only makes you more vulnerable to the next wave. I have
never had that happen to me but I know of another sailboat in my area,
without flotation, that sank under these circumstances as the second wave
went over the companionway step and filled the interior of the boat. You
might want to test the check valve to see if it reduces flow significantly.
Otherwise I think I would be inclined to live with a bit of water in the
cockpit.

My boat originally had drains in the back of the seats by the lazarette that
were only 3/4" and they would regularly plug up with leaves and dirt. I
replaced then with 1 1/2 hoses and thruhulls and replaced the mushroom
thruhulls in the seats with flush mounted scabbards. I think latter model
boats have the larger drains now.

Just a thought.
Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
Jesse Shumaker
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 9:46 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] installation of inline check valve for cockpit
drain

Hi Graham, sorry for the delayed response.  It's been a busy few days. 
Regarding your question, I tend to get a bit of water coming back up through
the cockpit drain whenever I have a couple of crew (or more) in the cockpit
with me, which is a lot of the time.  Maybe I'm waited a bit stern heavy
compared to normal.  I have a 9.8 HP Tohatsu on the stern and the engine is
not light, but it sure runs well.  I've tried using a plug at the top but
that has popped out when I tried it.  Maybe I just didn't get it secured
properly.  

The water isn't a big deal, but the excess mainsheet tends to get wet as it
lays at the aft of the cockpit when I'm running close to the wind.  I liked
the suggestions for the inline check valve so I figured I would give it a
try.  I think I'm going to reinforce the bottom connecting tube (the red one
in the photos) just a bit more to be on the safe side.  I'll report back on
the results this summer.





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