[Rhodes22-list] Jackson Creek project

[Tex Hill]

John,
Please resend your msg on the Jackson Creek project.
Your msg did not come through, it was garbled with a msg on a totally different subject???
Thanks,
Tex Hill

In God We Trust......Have a Blessed Day!

> On Jun 1, 2018, at 15:29, John Naybor <naybor at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> I don’t see any problem with doing this, assuming that you can find some unobtrusive way to route the tubing.
> 
> Another approach, which would require more bravery, would be to install a thru-hull fitting in the bow slightly lower than the level of the bottom of the tray, and run a piece of tubing from the tray to the fitting.  
> The tubing run would be much shorter, and much less likely to clog.  Of course you would have to drill a hole in your hull…
> 
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> 
> 
>> On Jun 1, 2018, at 2:21 PM, JP Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I've read much of the commentary on anchoring and the anchor tray on the
>> forum. Has anyone considered installing a drain to the bilge from the tray
>> in the foc'sil? 
>> 
>> So far I've kept my anchor rode in the tray with a cowl vent in the deck
>> port for ventilation. Being concerned with dampness, I've installed a solar
>> powered vent in the pop top that provides constant airflow sucking through
>> the forward cowl vent. I figure that this should provide sufficient
>> ventilation to dry the anchor rode after anchoring. Usually I'll let the
>> rode air out on the fore deck prior to feeding back down to the tray. This
>> doesn't address the issue of slime, mud, etc. I have hosed down the anchor
>> rode after returning to dock but this requires leaving it on the deck longer
>> than I'd like and especially during docking. Not good.
>> 
>> I'm thinking of putting a drain in the bottom of the tray with a hose to the
>> bilge so rain/spray entering the cowl vent can drain to the bilge rather
>> than collect in the tray. Any thoughts on this viz. reasons not to do this?
>> 
>> Thanks for your ideas.
>> 
>> 
>> Joe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----
>> JP Dempsey
>> s/v Respite 
>> Marshall,VA
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