After a full weekend of swearing and bloodying my knuckles
I finally have the rusted exhaust riser and cockpit scupper
hoses removed from the boat. The original scupper hoses
needed replacement since they are cracked and very bad shape.
The issue is whether the original design, leading the hoses
down to thruhulls under the sink and quarterberth, was the
best way of doing things. It makes for low spots where
junk collects, and a mess of complicated hose routing.
I've searched the archives about routing the hoses to thru
hulls just below the transom. There is lots of talk and
debate but nothing from anyone who has this setup. Has
anyone done this on a 27? It would seem that it would make
for a shorter, simpler descending run. The downside might be
the ocassional burst of seawater in a following sea.
Anybody have any experience with this? Thoughts on the idea, whether to cross the hoses, how low to put the thru hulls, etc. would be very helpful.
Thanks,
-Mitch
I finally have the rusted exhaust riser and cockpit scupper
hoses removed from the boat. The original scupper hoses
needed replacement since they are cracked and very bad shape.
The issue is whether the original design, leading the hoses
down to thruhulls under the sink and quarterberth, was the
best way of doing things. It makes for low spots where
junk collects, and a mess of complicated hose routing.
I've searched the archives about routing the hoses to thru
hulls just below the transom. There is lots of talk and
debate but nothing from anyone who has this setup. Has
anyone done this on a 27? It would seem that it would make
for a shorter, simpler descending run. The downside might be
the ocassional burst of seawater in a following sea.
Anybody have any experience with this? Thoughts on the idea, whether to cross the hoses, how low to put the thru hulls, etc. would be very helpful.
Thanks,
-Mitch