[Rhodes22-list] Cockpit seat drainage.

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Mike
Interesting thoughts, but a couple points/clarification/questions
1. The seat will probably be in the cabin when not in use so the point about water traveling within the core seems odd, unless you are meaning traveling within the relatively thin fiberglass of the cockpit benches
2. By inserting a fitting I would think that would be a small lip to prevent the water from completely draining through. I note that you did say flush fitting but I don't see how that could be done. Perhaps coating the raw edge of the drill hole in the fiberglass with something could address this concern ????  Living in Texas I am not too real concerned with the freeze thaw but before I drill holes would want to investigate the possibility of water entering the raw fiberglass (if that is even possible with fiberglass)

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Charles 
s/v Daydream 
98 R 22
Arlington, TX


> On Aug 19, 2015, at 9:29 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> While drilling a hole gets rid of the water, I would be concerned that you
> have opened the cockpit seat drain channel fiberglass to water that will
> wick into the composite material. This may cause delimitation in colder
> climates due to freeze / thaw cycles. The water may also travel within the
> seats, causing rot within the core.  If you want to keep the drain holes, I
> think that you should enlarge then enough to insert a flush fitting and seal
> the fitting to the fiberglass after permitting the fiberglass composite to
> dry thoroughly.  Just my $0.02.
> 
> Mike
> s/v Windlass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
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> I did the same. I drilled 1/2" holes in the forward corners of the cockpit
> seat drain channel to get rid of the standing water and also added holes
> just forward of the lazarette. This gets rid of the small but annoying
> amounts of water that otherwise stands in the channel. Water just drips
> through to the cockpit floor and ultimately the floor scupper where, now
> that the thru-hull has been replaced with a proper flush-mounted scupper,
> the water should drain out better.
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> Rick, I realize that the forward seat channels "should" drain through the
> keelline tube but the boat has to be perfectly level to do that. And it
> never is. Soafter 4 years of cleaning up scum caused by the sitting water I
> resolved myproblem by adding two more drains. For those who are able to get
> out 2 or 3times a week it's likely not an issue but when you can only get
> out every orevery other weekend the water can sit for a long time. Phil
> "RAVEN"
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