Do the cockpit lockers on the 270 communicate with the interior of the cabin?
I think the simple answer would be no. The question is how the tightly stuffed are thing like cabling ports. The ones Ive found that are glassed in conduit are fairly full. I havent checked then for foam seals. There is a capped venting/exhaust/fuel/electrical/bilge pump outlet tunnel under the after stateroom. Its part of the hull structural grid and becomes the shaft alley. It would be high and dry if you were on your side. Water can seep through the tunnel but not flood through there as it just is packed too tight. The rear wall of the stateroom has a removable panel to allow fuel tank and steering gear access. Like the tunnel the access is screwed in place so it could seep but not flood. Did the Santana pitch pole outboard of the south tower ever make it to U-Tube? It was such a good object lesson to read those charts and gather local knowledge before you heading out. Oh, if you (thats an any list member you) start heading in and have to thread your way past surfers you best do an emergency 180°. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790
