Im a noobie to sailing and have recently aquired an Ericson 23 as my first boat. After a heavy rain I went to take the boat out only to be greeted with a cockpit full of water. The water also overflowed into the cabin! I was able to thread a piece of cable through the scupper grate so I am assuming the problem is with the through hole valve.
I guess my questions are:
1.) Is the cockpit scupper/valve supposed to be open all the time, so water can freely move in and out? or is it something to be opened only when drainage is neccessary?
2.) Since I can endlessly turn the valve in either direction, assume its broken. Is this something that can be replaced with the boat in the water (the through hole is below the water line)?
Thanx for any help...
I guess my questions are:
1.) Is the cockpit scupper/valve supposed to be open all the time, so water can freely move in and out? or is it something to be opened only when drainage is neccessary?
2.) Since I can endlessly turn the valve in either direction, assume its broken. Is this something that can be replaced with the boat in the water (the through hole is below the water line)?
Thanx for any help...