I think a crossover for the cockpit drains is a good thing...not sure about the landfall 38 but i think crossover would be better under sail
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have never had a problem of cockpit drains freezing in the 30+ years > I've owned my Landfall 38. Most years I have winterized in the water with > my cockpit drains open. Of course, I am not in Canada or New England where > temperatures are lower but our creeks and rivers being frozen over are > common. > > My cockpit drain hoses do not crossover and I have paid a lot of attention > to the cockpit drain hoses (and deck drain hoses) to make sure I don't have > a low point in the hoses. Of course, if your boat is stored out of the > water, it may not sit as level on jack stands and a low point could exist > in the hose while stored on land where it didn't exist while in the water. > (Personally, I prefer to keep the cockpit drains open at all times.) > > While it seems better to have the shrink wrap continue below the deck > level, I wouldn't trust (several mil thick) shrink wrap's (or tarps) > integrity for a complete winter to keep water out of the cockpit, > regardless of how it was installed or how well it looked because I have > seen tears develop in shrink wrap covers (and tarps commonly leak). > > I have known of a case with a friend's boat that "sank" while in the jack > stands over the winter. The water accumulation was so bad that it > displaced oil in the engine and it marked all the interior teak--it was a > big mess. He used a tarp over the cockpit while stored on jack stands. I > don't know if his cockpit drains were open or closed (or frozen) but his > cockpit drain hoses were not damaged. > > This does bring up an important point: to thoroughly check all hoses > connected below the waterline before launching. I believe that my boatyard > does this regularly before any launch. So, (I think) whoever launched the > boat has a responsibility in the matter of a damaged drain hose > too--possibly more than the shrink wrap guy. > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD > 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply > messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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