[Rhodes22-list] Cockpit Drain

[Alan Robertson]

We used 3/i6" flexible plastic tubing  to easily clear the stern seat drains which exit at the transom waterline, the kind of tubing used on fish tank air pumps, followed by a small bucket of water. Boat is docked 5 mos. so this is for in-water drain unclogging.
Bigal-Delmar NY
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Blue Heron<mailto:sloopblueheron at gmail.com> 
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  Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 8:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cockpit Drain


  Hi Lee,

  Now that you lucked out on that dangerous deed.  (A pointed rod can be
  deflected into the rubber tubing no matter how straight the tubing is.)
  Keep your cockpit drains clean by squirting water from a hose nossle.  Most
  hose nossles fit nicely into the 3 drain holes.

  Rick

  On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org<mailto:LKUHN at cnmc.org>> wrote:

  >
  > Just left the boat.  Pushed a pointed steel rod through packed mud and
  > yuck.
  > Had I not known the hole went straight down, I would have stopped when I
  > hit
  > resistence.
  >
  > Thanks again!
  >
  > Lee
  >
  >
  > Leland wrote:
  > >
  > > As always, thanks everyone for the great advice!
  > >
  > > Lee
  > >
  > >
  > > Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
  > >>
  > >> Yup. Straight down. With the boat on the trailer we can look down and
  > >> see the grass. Because your boat is in the water, heed the advice of
  > >> others about being careful not to damage the thru-hull.
  > >>
  > >> Good luck!
  > >>
  > >> Mary Lou
  > >>
  > >>
  > >> At 10:52 AM 2/2/2009, you wrote:
  > >>
  > >>>Hank,
  > >>>
  > >>>The floor drain.  It goes straight through the lazarette but I'm not
  > sure
  > if
  > >>>it continues straight down from there.
  > >>>
  > >>>Lee
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>>Hank-5 wrote:
  > >>> >
  > >>> > Lee,
  > >>> >
  > >>> > Are you talking abot the floor drain or the ones on the benches?
  > Floor
  > >>> > draon goes stright trhough the hull, I think. If you open the
  > >>> > lazerrette, you should be able to see how all of the go.
  > >>> >
  > >>> > Hank
  > >>> >
  > >>> > On 2/2/09, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org<mailto:LKUHN at cnmc.org>> wrote:
  > >>> >>
  > >>> >> Where is the exit for the cockpit drain?  Does it go straight
  > through
  > >>> the
  > >>> >> lazarette and out the bottom or does it curve aft?
  > >>> >>
  > >>> >> Mine is clogged, most likely with ice and debris.  I was going to
  > >>> stick a
  > >>> >> bent wire hanger down the hole but wasn't sure if that was a smart
  > >>> idea.
  > >>> >> If
  > >>> >> the drain goes straight down through the hull, I think the hanger
  > >>> would
  > >>> >> reach out the bottom.  If the drain curves, I think I'd rather try
  > to
  > >>> >> blow
  > >>> >> it out with an air or water hose.
  > >>> >>
  > >>> >> Maybe it will unclog if I just take her out for a sail.
  > >>> >>
  > >>> >> She's in the water and I haven't a trailer.
  > >>> >>
  > >>> >> Lee
  > >>> >> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
  > >>> >> Kent Island, MD
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