Hi Chuck On our previous two boats (Niagara 26 and J/27) we installed garboard drains. On the Niagara we installed on the outside of the keel stub and faired around the flange. On the J/27 we decided to do it differently and installed from the inside of the keel stub resulting in no bulge on the exterior. Each spring we would install the plug from the inside and then use 3M underwater fairing compound or similar to fill and fair the opening from the exterior so that there was no disturbance in flow around the keel from the drain.
The project for the garboard drain on the J/27 "Nut Case" can be seen at this link http://www.hoytsailing.com/J27Web/Projects/Phase2/garboard_drain.htm Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS www.hoytsailing.com -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List Sent: January 10, 2020 9:04 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Subject: Stus-List Garboard drain or Wet Vac I wrestled with this idea of garboard drains. West Marine sells a bronze fitting for it. I never liked the way the plug stuck out underwater. I found it better to just wet vac the water out of the bilge when I lay up the boat in the fall. My boat is 2.5 hrs from my house but during the winter, I pick a warm day each month, (temperature above freezing) and drive down and plug in my charger to top off the batteries, mop out the bilge under the mast and do some chores. It's very little water, that would never find it's way to a sump, and takes only a few minutes with a sponge to wipe dry. When she's overwintered in the water, I used the same method and dry the bilge. This is a big improvement over adding pink chemicals to the bilge. This weekend will be 65 degrees in NJ and Pasadena, perfect to check on the boat. The wet vac is a must. I bought a little one, 5Hp motor x 5 gallon for about $50 with an 18' hose. I glued a piece of carpet on the bottom so it can sit on my deck or on the teak and holly floor without scratching it. The long hose allows me to set it in the cockpit and run the hose to the front of the cabin area. Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute, 1989 C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md > On January 9, 2020 at 10:37 PM Nathan Post via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone tried a garboard plug on a centerboard version C&C keel? Where > did you put it? I like the idea of keeping the bilge dry in the winter on > the hard but am not sure how well it would work with the flat/wide bilge on > the boat with the keel bolts down each side. Where would I put it? It would > almost be ideal if I could go straight down the into the center board trunk > but not sure if that would work (how long would the hole have to be?) or how > to plug it. Thoughts? > > - - > Nathan Post > S/V Wisper > 1981 C&C 34 CB > Lynn, MA USA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
