[C38] cockpit drains (alden)
Les
hlhowell at pacbell.net
Thu Aug 27 12:04:37 EDT 2009
JACE has an access hatch installed by a previous owner. I use it, but
mostly for light. The depth from the cockpit sole to anything needing
attention is beyond the reach of myself or my wife. I have used it to
adjust the packing gland, but you need really long wrenches to do that.
I think the mod of the port lazerette that various folks on here have
done is probably a better solution. You also have the issue of
gasketing on a floor hatch in the cockpit.
The hatch was plastic when I took possession of the boat. It cracked
just from my weight (250lbs). The rim appeared OK, so I replaced the
hatch with one cut from 3/8" marine ply, with another piece that fits
down through the opening epoxied to the bottom of it. I used a
stainless hinge and cut it to fit the pins on the plastic rim piece.
Then I created a compression latch using one of those turn and lock
fittings from Perkin, and created a wedge to go on the bottom edge of
the deck just outside the hatch opening. You now have to put weight on
the hatch to close and latch it, but I haven't seen any leakage.
The plastic rim seems to be holding up well, but I would feel better if
it were of metal, I think.
Actually our cockpit sole is too narrow and too short. I cannot quite
lay down (the wheel pedestal is the blocking factor), and I am a bit
broad in the shoulders, so I can only get one arm at a time down into
the engine area without straining something, or scratching the heck out
of my upper arms. So mostly it is an observation port.
Regards,
Les H
On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 08:46 -0400, William Knowles wrote:
> Russ is the floor you removed under the rear helm seat in that locker?
> Mine is wood drop in's came that way from the factory I think. Or is
> it somewhere else? I was on a 38 that had part of the cockpit floor
> replaced with an access hatch. I am think about doing that.
>
>
> Bill
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Russ and Karleen Duff
> <avantura at comcast.net> wrote:
> Fortunately I took all kinds of pictures. Unfortunately they
> are all 4x6 glossies and I don’t have a scanner. One of these
> days, I will scan them and post them, along with my “replace
> the rotten wood underneath the cockpit floor” project
> pictures. Did you know, acetone is great at removing epoxy
> from your hair!
>
>
>
> Russ and Karleen Duff
>
>
>
>
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> Could you post some pictures?
>
> Bill
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Russ and Karleen Duff
> <avantura at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> You need to do the “remove the sail locker floor” modification
> first. I did it a few years ago; it’s easy but scary.
>
>
>
> Russ and Karleen Duff
>
>
>
>
>
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> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Glenn
> Terry
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> Subject: Re: [C38] cockpit drains (alden)
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> How the heck does one even get close to the scupper hoses?
> >From the port side lazarette seat engine access I have a
> water heater that will have to be removed and then I still
> don't think I can get my upper body through the hole to reach
> the hose clamps on the drains. I am 5'11" and 175 pounds. Has
> anyone ever got to those hoses?
>
> Regards,
>
> G!enn
> #248
> San Francisco
>
>
> Max Soto wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
> Probably the balls on the scoupper just are worn out. You will
> have to take of the cap and order the replacement balls from
> perko. They are on their catalog, but haven't seem them as an
> stock item anywhere, They do seal better that ping pong balls.
> I sent the replacement balls link to the list a couple of
> years ago. I should be on the list archives for sure...
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
>
>
>
> Max
>
>
> 2009/8/26 Larry Malmberg <larrypi at linkline.com>
>
> We tried that and it helps but doesn't solve the problem, new
> scuppers my
> friends.
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> Alden
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> If I remember right you can route your drains to the opposite
> side of the
> boat to solve the problem but I believe that if that is done
> then our boats
> dont meet some offshore requirement for the time it takes to
> drain the
> cockpit.
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> Steve
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> Andre
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> So I have a question for the list.
> 1. how do you keep water from coming in from the cockpit
> drains?
> My drains are strait down and it seems 6 kts or above water
> seems to
> rush in, I use wood plugs to stop this because we are always
> at 7kts. I
> am tired of putting in wooden through hole plugs in is there
> valves
> people put in or is my boat just to ass heavy or is this just
> a common
> problem with the c-38? Does any one have a fix?
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