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Sailorbill
Member 		posted June 17, 2002 07:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sailorbill   Click Here to Email Sailorbill     
We've been cleaning our new Sandpiper for the last two weekends, getting ready for the big "splash". I blew out the two drains for rainwater that collects on the cockpit seats and also cleaned the cockpit drain. But rainwater collects inside the rear under the cover where the gas tank and battery would probably go. Not sure how it's getting in there, and just as important, what is the easiest way to get it out? I'm just going to keep a manual bilge pump on board for now.

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Ken
Member 		posted June 17, 2002 01:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ken   Click Here to Email Ken     
- The cockpit seat drains have a slight lip and are mounted too far forward. The water will pool along the rear of the lazarette cover and then seep inside the cover. This is made worse if the boat is tipped back on the trailer or if it sits down at the stern due to heavy loads such as a spare anchor, chain, battery, fuel tanks and an outboard motor. Also make sure that the cockpit floor drain hose has been replaced with heavy armoured rubber drain hose (usually used for fuel hose). Heavy objects stored down there such as spare anchor, fuel tanks etc can damage or kink this hose. Remember that the thru-hull for this drain is just at or below the waterline!
- Our boat has a Whale bilge pump installed on the after bulkhead of the cockpit.
http://www.pyacht.net/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?U+scstore+rsvs7634ffcc4acc+pr+whaBP0350.html


It's intake hose is in the bottom of the lazarette near the keel. It discharges water through a thru-hull on the transom well above the waterline. It's an expensive solution but works well and had already been installed by the first owner before I bought the boat. It has a removable handle and is certainly easier than removing the lazarette cover when underway.
- I've been looking unsuccessfully for flush mounted brass seat drains for years. We keep a cellulose sponge wedged into each aft corner of the seat, it wicks up moisture from early morning dew and light rain.

- This lazarette space has been ventilated by two flexible plastic air scoops. Beckson type SC-7 with collars and a hose fitting.
http://www.beckson.com/vent.html

The starboard scoop has a three inch flex hose Beckson type VT-3 or (Home Depot) which brings fresh air into the bottom of the lazarette. The port scoop exhausts gasoline and battery fumes from the top. Insect screens have been fitted to deter insects from nesting inside.

The cabin has a top mounted ventilator which exhausts the stale air and helps control condensation from your breath when sleeping overnight on the boat in cooler weather.
http://www.beckson.com/vent2.html

A louvered vent in the upper companionway batten board provides even more circulation inside.

When the water temperature is still low in early summer I lift the seat pads and locker covers inside the cabin to help prevent condensation from forming. The installation of stainless louvered vents through the sides of these lockers promote air circulation during the summer.
I have a lot of boat spares, tools, camping gear and food stored under there in shallow cardboard boxes and so it's important to try to keep the area under the seats as dry as possible.



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