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> Paul wrote:
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> > I have a 1998 model P19, and have both the rear weep hole and front hole
> from
> >the cabin liner into the bilge. I assumed that the front hole was for
> routing
> >the electrical lines as they were already there. I also have the (factory)
> >drain hole in the anchor locker, into the bilge. As the anchor rode locker
> has
> >a louvered door into the Vberth, I would expect that you WOULD want this
> drain,
> >considering the alternatives of wet feet. I am looking at ways to access
> this
> >drain hole to install a tubing led to a through hull (possible the sink
> drain)
> >to avoid loading up the bilge.
> >
> >--
> >Paul Allikas
> >Raleigh, NC
> >WWP P19 #896 "Valhalla"
> >
> >
>
> Paul
>
> It must have been one of those nights for me, I thought you were talking
> about a hole "through the hull" from the locker, you are right about the
> hole into the bilge. As to holes from the bilge into the cabin, I would
> plug them up as the cabin sole sits lower in front then the aft end of the
> bilge when the 19 is in the water. If you happen to get water in the bilge
> it collects forward, seeps through the "wire" hole and pools around the
> wooden mast support (which isn't much good for the wood).
>
> Larry
-- Paul Allikas Raleigh, NC WWP P19 #896 "Valhalla"