[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring

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I have taken a different approach.  I cemented approximately 3"- 4" of 3/4" (I think) CPVC pipe to a nipple.  The outside diameter of the nipple fits inside the cockpit drain fitting.  This setup raises the level the water needs to reach before it will go over the top of the pipe and enter the cockpit.  One feature of this setup is that if you forget to remove it after sailing, the rain water will only flood the cockpit until it reaches the top of the pipe.  You will need to be careful not to step on it, since that makes it difficult to remove.  Depending on the height that the cockpit floor was bonded to the hull, you can determine how high pipe needs to be to prevent seawater from entering. Don SimonsIthaca, NY
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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

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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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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

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> 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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