Re: Bilge Wash (was check list)

Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Mon, 31 May 1999 00:12:46 -0500

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> J. J. and gang,
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> Do I understand from this story that SOME P19's have a drain
> that needs to be plugged? Mine (1990 P19 #626) doesn't!
> Only drain I have is cockpit drain which outlets right
> abouve water line.
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> Ted

Yeah, I hear the newer ones have bilge drains in the lowest part of
the transom -- like many ski type runabouts. If indeed this is true,
and they are similar, they'd have lever operated or (sometimes)
screw-in plugs kind of like a bottle stopper. Bad idea.

Re cockpit drains: the outlets aren't _always_ above the waterline,
esp if you load for a long cruise and/or are in following seas. The
potential failure I worry about would be of the hose that connects the
drains (actually thru-hulls) in the cockpit sole with the thru-hull
outlets in the transom. I added two more drains for a total of three.

Regards,

Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net