mercurymang
Master Chief Petty Officer
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Re: 1974 Ebbtide Restoration
Re: 1974 Ebbtide Restoration
I would like to talk drainage for a minute. I am trying to figure out what I'm going to do about drainage under the deck. As a preface, I previously had two drains from either side that flowed into the bilge area. Here is the best image I can find at the moment.
You can see one drain on the right side of the bilge and there is another that is not visible directly accross from it. I have two plugs to plug these but I always left them open. Another thing to note is the lack of foam in the back especially around the bilge area. A couple of times, I set the boat in and left the plug out :facepalm: which filled up the back of the boat. Obviously this water would make it's way under the deck through those two holes.
Ok, so going forward. If I completely foam under the deck, what would be the purpose in putting drains in there. I plan to completely seal the deck so water should never get in there. And in the case that it did, especially near the front of the boat, I don't see how it could ever make it back to the drain. Couple that with the fact that water soaked foam doesn't drain anyway. It just sits there. I've seen people do interesting things to drain under the deck but I'm not really convinced that it serves a purpose.
I'd love for you guys to chime in because I respect your opinions. As a side note. I have had people get upset with me (not necessarily on here but just in general) for challenging a concept. They take that as a challenge to them. That is never my intention. I only want to make sure that whatever is being discussed or done is for a reason and not just because someone thinks it's a good idea.
Let me know what you guys think.
Re: 1974 Ebbtide Restoration
I would like to talk drainage for a minute. I am trying to figure out what I'm going to do about drainage under the deck. As a preface, I previously had two drains from either side that flowed into the bilge area. Here is the best image I can find at the moment.
You can see one drain on the right side of the bilge and there is another that is not visible directly accross from it. I have two plugs to plug these but I always left them open. Another thing to note is the lack of foam in the back especially around the bilge area. A couple of times, I set the boat in and left the plug out :facepalm: which filled up the back of the boat. Obviously this water would make it's way under the deck through those two holes.
Ok, so going forward. If I completely foam under the deck, what would be the purpose in putting drains in there. I plan to completely seal the deck so water should never get in there. And in the case that it did, especially near the front of the boat, I don't see how it could ever make it back to the drain. Couple that with the fact that water soaked foam doesn't drain anyway. It just sits there. I've seen people do interesting things to drain under the deck but I'm not really convinced that it serves a purpose.
I'd love for you guys to chime in because I respect your opinions. As a side note. I have had people get upset with me (not necessarily on here but just in general) for challenging a concept. They take that as a challenge to them. That is never my intention. I only want to make sure that whatever is being discussed or done is for a reason and not just because someone thinks it's a good idea.
Let me know what you guys think.
