Cockpit drains flooding back while sailing

[gabosifat]

Hi All,

Has anyone solved the problem of cockpit drains filling the cockpit with water while sailing. The boat is an E35/3 & the outboard drains at the aft end of the cockpit on the leeward side backfill so there is about 4" of water right in the lower corner of the cockpit while healing .

Many thanks to all who reply.

Steve Gabbott
E35/3 Silent Dancer
Vancouver, BC

[Martin King]

Steve,
You might try routing the hoses so they cross-i.e. the starboard
scupper drains into the port seacock etc.

Martin

[gabosifat]

Hi Martin,

The cockpit drains are already crossed to the opposite sides. I thought of putting a high loop, but I don't think they would even work at all then.

Steve

[Steve]

Same problem. Ours has a seacock on each at the through hull, so we close in heavy following sea and rely on the two that run below water line and under the galley sink. Don't typicaly take any water into the cockpit other then a malt beverage inccident.... :egrin:

Steve Amazing Grace 35-3 #159

[gabosifat]

Hi,

I was on board another E35/3 the other day & the owner had a solution to this problem. He had taken the crossed drains at the aft outboard end of the cockpit & uncrossed the hoses & included a one way flapper valve in each. So the starboard drain drained to the starboard side & same on the port side. The one way valves (don't know the brand but they looked very substantial. Anyway, he said it has solved his problems.

Steve

[jmoses]

Perko makes a check-ball cockpit scupper just for this situation
(PERKO 0142002CHR). It's a chrome scupper drain with an intergral rubber check ball in the housing. It can be opened and cleaned out, fits 1.5" hose and is a bit pricey. But it works. I suspect GROCO or Buck Algonquin also makes a similar scupper drain.

Otherwise, a flapper valve or if you want to solve it correctly, re-mount the sea cocks elsewhere to prevent the problem in the future.

John M.