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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Feeling drained

Should rainwater or spray enter the cockpit and/or motor well, it drains into a pipe through the lazaret and back to the sea. I've had to snake out this pipe several times, so it's gotta go!

Hole for motor well drain, and short pipe.
The motor well now drains directly through the wall with a 2" piece of pvc pipe. Simple!

Motor well drain. Note old hole to left, which will be plugged. 
The cockpit still drains through a pipe, but now there are no elbows or T's along the way to collect debris. Using a heat gun, I molded gentle curves into the pipe to fit.
Cockpit drain. Note also bilge pump pipes.

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