Re: How much Flotation? And Where?
Kent Crispin (kent@songbird.com)
Wed, 5 May 1999 21:54:03 -0700
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On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 11:35:43PM -0400, RSKARAM@aol.com wrote:
> Dear Web Gang
> In regard to a P-15, and probably also true of most small cruisers,
> once you fill the bilge with water there isn't going to be any self rescuing.[...]
> There is a solution that I have been considering for my P-15. If the
>hatches on the P-15 were sealed and reasonably water tight, there wouldn't be
>any way to get water in the bilge. Even if you capsized, the boat would
>immediately self right (assuming the centerboard was down) if the crew would
>remove themselves temporarily from the boat. The only way you could get in
>trouble would be to hole the boat hull, and that is another subject not being
>addressed here.
> I gave considerable thought this last winter as to how to make the
>hatches reasonably water tight and it really shouldn't be too difficult a
>task.
[...]
> I have always assumed that those P-15 skippers who have made long
>ocean crossings had some way of securing the hatches. I don't think it
>should be that difficult for us to figure out.
> Do my suggestions pass the "reason" test?
A really hefty (2") cockpit drain with scuppers would probably help
a lot, too.
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