[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring

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A standard marine drain plug can be inserted when you have extra crew in the cockpit.

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--flip-lock-drain-plugs--P001919323

Christopher P. Cowie    

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[ccowie at cowieassociates.com]


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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email List
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring

Rick,

So the wide part of the door stopper would be right over the drain hole?  Is that correct?  I guess another solution is the find something to plug the drain hole in the cockpit.  Anyone else have a solution for this?  Is this going to happen even if not motoring if I bring 4 adults on the boat along with myself.

Susan

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Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 10:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring

Susan,

Next time your boat is out of the water, glue a rubber door stopper in front of the drain hole--pointed end forward.  This will create a vacuum in the hole and you won't get water up the drain even with the fattest crew.

Rick

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 8:31 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List < rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> So I had a great day sailing yesterday on the Chesapeake Bay.  The 
> boat performed beautifully and, with a more experienced friend, we had 
> the boat heeled further than I had ever dared!  The wind was perfect 
> and we sailed for about 1 1/2 hours out on one tack and returned home 
> on one tack.  That had never happened to me before.  But my question 
> is about why water comes up through the drain hole in the cockpit when 
> motoring at top speed.  It only happens when I motor at top speed.  It 
> stops and all drains out when I reduce to about half speed.  I got the 
> impression that I could put a fair bit of water in the cockpit if I 
> had continued motoring at that speed.  I wasn't in that much of a 
> hurry, but I was curious to see how fast the boat would go motoring.
>
> Susan Crane
> On the Bohemia River
>
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