Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
I found this out this year myself. I have had no problems at the mooring with drainage in my cockpit. When the boat haulers dropped her in the yard they asked which way the boat drains (fore or aft) I told them to keep it level. They were surprised. My cockpit drains are right in the middle of my cockpit on the outboard ends of the sole. They tilted it just slightly aft so I have standing water in the cockpit now. Not much but enough to be inconvenient. I tried to change the angle a bit with the jack stands but there isn't much you can do at least on my boat. The bottom of the keel is a flat surface and even though it is fairly short (fore to aft) I found that the jack stands won't change the way it sits on the keel blocks. I believe the only way to adjust it is to shim the keel blocks correctly when it is coming off the trailer. My boat is 33 feet and 10,000 lbs with a fin keel. I just picked up a 40 foot tarp and some wood for a frame. That should take care of these issues. Before anyone feels the need. No I won't tie it off to the lack stands J From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Petar Horvatic via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:12 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands. Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I've tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I've drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Petar: As others have stated, there is no need to drill holes through your toerail(s) to allow water on the deck to drain overboard.I simply tie a piece of soft 1/4' rope to the inside of the toerail with a few inches lying on the deck where the water pools and hang the outer end outside the toerail a few inches below it.it acts as a 'wick' and removed the water lying on the deck. By 'wicking' the water off the deck by rope or sponge, it doesn't really matter how the boat is sitting on the hard. If your boat is not covered in the winter, I think it is important to ensure your cockpit scuppers drain as they should and water is not pooling on the cockpit sole. I would caution you about how your boat sits on its keel. I would rather have more of the weight on the forward part of the keel than the aft end.at least that's the way my keel is shapedthe front of my keel is approx. 4" thick whereas the very aft end might be 1/2" (I haven't actually measured, just a guess). I don't use jackstands .I use a cradle with adjustable pads and front bunk and I can tilt my boat in any direction I choose. When it is hauled, I have a hose in the cockpit and when the water drains as it should, that is where I feel the keel is sitting properly on its wooden block underneath. Everyone does something differently. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/12/22 1:12 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List wrotely Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Not sure I would feel good about that idea for adjusting the stands if my boat were stored close to yours On Monday, December 22, 2014, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while > on the hard. > > I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled > the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. > > When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what > appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded > and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. > > Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props > it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet > further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup > the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled > pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit > stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, > support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the > winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you > get leaks and wet core. > > > > I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the > boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has > anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the > wooden blocks? > > My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all > need to be adjusted slightly. > > > > > > Petar Horvatic > > Sundowner > > 76 C&C 38MkII > > Newport, RI > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
I have to echo Bill’s sentiments One of the more annoying things with a boat not level is water pooling inside the boat. When I run antifreeze thru shower sump, bilge pumps, cooler pumps etc I have to manually sponge out any excess since the pickups are no longer in the lowest points. Mike From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight veinot via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 2:11 PM To: Bill Coleman; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands. I do almost the same as Bill because I think his rational is correct I simply pour water on the cockpit sole and the bridge deck and watch it fk On Monday, December 22, 2014, Bill Coleman via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: This has been oneof my pet peeves forever. For some reason, it has been passed down through the ages at our club that you tilt the boat back to drain. I have explained to the guys several times that boats drain properly only when they are level and they miss the holes when they tilted . I hold a level on the water line and we block it till it is level both ways. I imagine when they leave they talk about me like I'm some kind of crazy guy. Like Foghorn Leghorn sez, you can't argue with logic. Bill Coleman Original message From: Petar Horvatic via CnC-List > Date: 12/22/2014 12:12 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands. Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Watch it flow until the stands are properly adjusted. I need more practice on my iPhone touch pad On Monday, December 22, 2014, dwight veinot wrote: > I do almost the same as Bill because I think his rational is correct > I simply pour water on the cockpit sole and the bridge deck and watch it fk > > On Monday, December 22, 2014, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > wrote: > >> >> This has been oneof my pet peeves forever. For some reason, it has been >> passed down through the ages at our club that you tilt the boat back to >> drain. I have explained to the guys several times that boats drain properly >> only when they are level and they miss the holes when they tilted . I >> hold a level on the water line and we block it till it is level both ways. >> I imagine when they leave they talk about me like I'm some kind of crazy >> guy. Like Foghorn Leghorn sez, you can't argue with logic. >> >> Bill Coleman >> >> >> Original message >> From: Petar Horvatic via CnC-List >> Date: 12/22/2014 12:12 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the >> stands. >> >> Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat >> while on the hard. >> >> I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled >> the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. >> >> When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what >> appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded >> and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. >> >> Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props >> it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet >> further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup >> the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled >> pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit >> stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, >> support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the >> winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you >> get leaks and wet core. >> >> >> >> I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that >> the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. >> Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the >> wooden blocks? >> >> My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they >> all need to be adjusted slightly. >> >> >> >> >> >> Petar Horvatic >> >> Sundowner >> >> 76 C&C 38MkII >> >> Newport, RI >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
I do almost the same as Bill because I think his rational is correct I simply pour water on the cockpit sole and the bridge deck and watch it fk On Monday, December 22, 2014, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > This has been oneof my pet peeves forever. For some reason, it has been > passed down through the ages at our club that you tilt the boat back to > drain. I have explained to the guys several times that boats drain properly > only when they are level and they miss the holes when they tilted . I > hold a level on the water line and we block it till it is level both ways. > I imagine when they leave they talk about me like I'm some kind of crazy > guy. Like Foghorn Leghorn sez, you can't argue with logic. > > Bill Coleman > > > Original message > From: Petar Horvatic via CnC-List > > Date: 12/22/2014 12:12 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the > stands. > > Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while > on the hard. > > I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled > the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. > > When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what > appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded > and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. > > Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props > it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet > further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup > the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled > pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit > stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, > support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the > winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you > get leaks and wet core. > > > > I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the > boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has > anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the > wooden blocks? > > My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all > need to be adjusted slightly. > > > > > > Petar Horvatic > > Sundowner > > 76 C&C 38MkII > > Newport, RI > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
This has been oneof my pet peeves forever. For some reason, it has been passed down through the ages at our club that you tilt the boat back to drain. I have explained to the guys several times that boats drain properly only when they are level and they miss the holes when they tilted . I hold a level on the water line and we block it till it is level both ways. I imagine when they leave they talk about me like I'm some kind of crazy guy. Like Foghorn Leghorn sez, you can't argue with logic. Bill Coleman Original message From: Petar Horvatic via CnC-List Date: 12/22/2014 12:12 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands. Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
I use strips of Trader Joe's chamois cloths that work well as Jim described above. On Mon Dec 22 2014 at 9:27:58 AM Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Cram a small sponge through the toerail where the water pools, it will > wick it overboard pretty quickly and you won't be drilling a bunch more > holes in your boat. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > On 22 December 2014 at 09:20, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Shedding of surface water on boats is a design element that is >> predicated on the boat rolling, rocking and pitching. When that movement >> stops, there are usually problems. In the days of wooden boats, being on >> land caused greatly accelerated deterioration. This is exactly why many >> people cover their boats with a frame and tarp while on the hard. Covered >> boats age much slower. >> >> Bill Bina >> >> >> On 12/22/2014 12:12 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List wrote: >> >> Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat >> while on the hard. >> >> I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled >> the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. >> >> When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what >> appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded >> and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. >> >> Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props >> it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet >> further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup >> the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled >> pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit >> stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, >> support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the >> winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you >> get leaks and wet core. >> >> >> >> I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that >> the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. >> Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the >> wooden blocks? >> >> My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they >> all need to be adjusted slightly. >> >> >> >> >> >> Petar Horvatic >> >> Sundowner >> >> 76 C&C 38MkII >> >> Newport, RI >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> ___ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > ___ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Cram a small sponge through the toerail where the water pools, it will wick it overboard pretty quickly and you won't be drilling a bunch more holes in your boat. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 22 December 2014 at 09:20, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Shedding of surface water on boats is a design element that is > predicated on the boat rolling, rocking and pitching. When that movement > stops, there are usually problems. In the days of wooden boats, being on > land caused greatly accelerated deterioration. This is exactly why many > people cover their boats with a frame and tarp while on the hard. Covered > boats age much slower. > > Bill Bina > > > On 12/22/2014 12:12 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List wrote: > > Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat > while on the hard. > > I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled > the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. > > When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what > appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded > and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. > > Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props > it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet > further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup > the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled > pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit > stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, > support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the > winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you > get leaks and wet core. > > > > I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the > boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has > anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the > wooden blocks? > > My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all > need to be adjusted slightly. > > > > > > Petar Horvatic > > Sundowner > > 76 C&C 38MkII > > Newport, RI > > > > > > > ___ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > ___ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Shedding of surface water on boats is a design element that is predicated on the boat rolling, rocking and pitching. When that movement stops, there are usually problems. In the days of wooden boats, being on land caused greatly accelerated deterioration. This is exactly why many people cover their boats with a frame and tarp while on the hard. Covered boats age much slower. Bill Bina On 12/22/2014 12:12 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List wrote: Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I’ve tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I’ve drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Stus-List Boat stands and draining deck water while on the stands.
Hi all, I have a question on boat stands and aft tilting of the boat while on the hard. I find water drainage on most C&C designs to be horrible. I've tackled the issues many times but this one keeps coming back to haunt me. When the boat is in water, a while back I made drain holes at what appeared to be the lowest point on deck. So when boat is properly loaded and equipped, the deck drains pretty good. Well all that changes once the boat is out of the water as the yard props it so that everything is tilting aft. So now water collects about few feet further aft. Year after year this tilting changes based on how they setup the stands at the time of haulout. No matter what you do (I've drilled pilot holes in aluminum toerail), I always have submerged pulpit stanchions bases. For me these carry a significant load(solar panels, support the wind generator and 15HP outboard on pulpit mount) Well in the winter, ice works the base screws on stanchions and before you know it you get leaks and wet core. I would love to prop the aft stands and lower the forward ones so that the boats sits more level and the water collects where my drain holes are. Has anyone done this or will doing this disturb how the keel sits on the wooden blocks? My thought was to just prop the aft ones but then I realized that they all need to be adjusted slightly. Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
