With a new boat comes lots of questions. Has anyone rerouted the 30+ cockpit drains from the recesses of the bilge to the transom? The original design is a little sketchy. For one thing, the thru hulls must be open all the time, which I don't care for at all. Also, the port cockpit scupper shares a thru hull with the sink drain and can only be reached by lying on your stomach on the sole doing a Superman. This is not conducive to cycling the valve handle, let alone actually performing any maintenance. And finally, if the thru hull gets plugged or left closed by accident, the sink will fill up if it rains or the cockpit gets water in it.
Is there enough of a height difference so a following sea doesn't come into the cockpit?
Since there are already 4 thru hulls in the transom, would it be OK to double up on the two current bilge pump exits? I would have to put a loop in the bilge pump hoses of course.
Or should I route them to new thru hulls just under the counter, where the propane vent thru hull is in the second photo?
Thanks.
Is there enough of a height difference so a following sea doesn't come into the cockpit?
Since there are already 4 thru hulls in the transom, would it be OK to double up on the two current bilge pump exits? I would have to put a loop in the bilge pump hoses of course.
Or should I route them to new thru hulls just under the counter, where the propane vent thru hull is in the second photo?
Thanks.