Posted by Bob on 11/10/2007, 18:18:14, in reply to "Re: Small Boats Safe?"
Hi Jim
The cockpit drains thru the transom with 2...inch and a half
thru hull drains. These are plumbed thru two (one for each corner of the back cockpit wall) Marlon seacocks ($) made
by Forespar. They will remain open most of the time but if you
have 6 people over for chips, salsa and beer, the drains sit
low and may let water trickle in. So on those occasions, you
simply open the fuel tank locker (that goes across the backside
of the cockpit) and turn the handles.
Also, the cockpit drains thru the centerboard rope hole. Not much, but enough. This drain system is standard and we didn't
add anymore holes. Even filled with water, the cockpit weight
wouldn't cause any concern.
On this Voyager model, the entire cockpit and its 3 lockers are
watertight. The port and starboard locker opens to a watertight
bin that has no access to the interior of the boat.
The fuel Tank locker is already watertight, but since no engine or tank exist, the owner is just going to use it for storage.
All the lockers can be locked down as well from the outside.
All the 17s have the interior V berth pan fiberglassed up to above the waterline; so if you hole the boat forward, the water
will never get aft of the compression post. Same story for aft.
Also the two lockers inside are glassed up all around.
This hull is extremely strong and thick. As all our hulls are.
(ps you could add a couple of inner tubes way up front underneath the v berth and way aft under the cockpit for
positive floatation. But really, the boat is fine without it.
Maybe keep the tubes in place deflated and have a CO2 bottle to
inflate them. I can't imagine ever needing to do this however)
Fair winds
Bob
Fair winds
Bob
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