[Rhodes22-list] Seat Drain Holes

[Kroposki]

Bob,
	Do not do it.  My boat came with some holes drilled back away
from the bulkhead.  It took me a year to figure out how water was
getting into the bilge.  It would siphon along the bottom edge of the
seat until it dripped down on the bulkhead, some going down inside and
some going to the bilge.  I have glued tubes to each hole to drain the
water to the cockpit floor, but it doesn't look pretty.  And it was a
challenge to glue plastic tubing to the hole without creating an edge in
the hole to keep water flowing down.
           Ed K

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Dilk
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:12 AM
To: R22RumRunner at aol.com; rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] First Rain Storm

Even moving the drain holes back 6" would let out most of the water.
I like to keep it simple.
Mine is a 1976 model. Do the newer boats have a better system?

Bob
S/V Knot Necessary

>>> R22RumRunner at aol.com 08/04/03 10:45AM >>>
Steve's correct. Putting holes in the forward seat locations will allow
water 
to enter the cabin through the passageways under the seats. A close 
inspection will show you what we mean. If you do want to install drains,
it would 
require the installation of a hose that would take the water down to the
cockpit 
floor. I haven't found a flush mount that would do the job properly.
As for the centerboard drain hole, pulling the line up slightly and
locking 
the ball into the cleats will open it up some. If the drain is clogged,
simply 
pulling the line up and down a few times should clear it.

Rummy
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