Thread: Cockpit drainage, lets try again
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Default Cockpit drainage, lets try again
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:53:13 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:45:23 -0400, wrote:

You need to be able to get the water out FAST. The cockpit deck needs
to be just above the waterline, with a lot of square footage of direct
drainage that does not involve tubes or hoses. A water filled cockpit
needs to drain in seconds, not minutes. The boat should also be
self-righting.

Only thing wrong with self righting is that half the weight of the
boat ends up as ballast.

Only thing wrong with not self righting is you drown.

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