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Hey Bob,
See, I told you guys (and gal) I do lots of reckless, counter-culture, non-Standard things around this boat. Yes, I really got rid of the bilge vent system. I dimly remember using them aboard other boats in the days of gasoline auxiliary engines, but not since then. My boat’s bilges are clean and freshly painted white and dry except for a 1/2″ of clear water in the deep sump that the pump can’t pick up. Sometimes I even sponge that out and wipe it dry, just because I can.
So, for what (I asked myself in a particularly introspective if not lucid moment) did I need all those huge, fat bilge vent air ducts clogging up spaces that I wanted to use for storage and wire & hose runs and so on, and wow (I actually thought “wow”), wouldn’t it be a lot more useful to build a stern anchor chain locker beneath the starboard aft cockpit combing where Mr. Pearson saw fit to put one of those jumbo ventilator fans and, by the way (I actually thought “Oh, my” or some reasonable facsimile), isn’t that port bilge vent cowl strategically placed smack dab in the middle of the passageway of the offset stern boarding gate, squatting there (I presumed) solely for the purpose of tripping anyone who happens to pass through said gate? That didn’t seem so practical, almost as silly as placing the primary sheet winches on all Pearson 424’s right where you have to step to enter and exit the cockpit (from and to the side decks) and way, way out of reach of the helmsman, who (in the case of single-handers like us) is the only person in the cockpit who needs to reach them when tacking. The answers to these and other soul-searching questions gave me something to do for the past 2-1/2 years while refitting this good old boat. Changing things around to suit myself has been (and continues to be) part of the fun of “messing around with boats.”
Sorry, have I been rambling again?
Tor
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I'll admit to having much the same thoughts, since I can count on one hand leaving several fingers left over the number of times I've actually powered on the fan (it's noisy).
Although I don't feel a need to ventilate my admittedly much dirtier bilge (not oily, but not painted either) where I'd have to use an old person grabby thing to sponge the water out with, I do like the vents on the transom. With the two scoops on the boat (anchor locker and head) the aft vents give the air someplace to go, I think, when the boat is all buttoned up. Or not.
So I may also remove said failing blower and hoses. I need all the space I can get.
Bob
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Hey Bob,
See, I told you guys (and gal) I do lots of reckless, counter-culture, non-Standard things around this boat. Yes, I really got rid of the bilge vent system. I dimly remember using them aboard other boats in the days of gasoline auxiliary engines, but not since then. My boat's bilges are clean and freshly painted white and dry except for a 1/2″ of clear water in the deep sump that the pump can't pick up. Sometimes I even sponge that out and wipe it dry, just because I can.
So, for what (I asked myself in a particularly introspective if not lucid moment) did I need all those huge, fat bilge vent air ducts clogging up spaces that I wanted to use for storage and wire & hose runs and so on, and wow (I actually thought “wow”), wouldn't it be a lot more useful to build a stern anchor chain locker beneath the starboard aft cockpit combing where Mr. Pearson saw fit to put one of those jumbo ventilator fans and, by the way (I actually thought “Oh, my” or some reasonable facsimile), isn't that port bilge vent cowl strategically placed smack dab in the middle of the passageway of the offset stern boarding gate, squatting there (I presumed) solely for the purpose of tripping anyone who happens to pass through said gate? That didn't seem so practical, almost as silly as placing the primary sheet winches on all Pearson 424's right where you have to step to enter and exit the cockpit (from and to the side decks) and way, way out of reach of the helmsman, who (in the case of single-handers like us) is the only person in the cockpit who needs to reach them when tacking. The answers to these and other soul-searching questions gave me something to do for the past 2-1/2 years while refitting this good old boat. Changing things around to suit myself has been (and continues to be) part of the fun of “messing around with boats.”
Sorry, have I been rambling again?
Tor
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Silver Heels, P-424 #17
http://www.SilverHeels.us
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You have a gate in the stern? Can I see a picture of that?
Btw, I got a bit of $$ so i just picked up the davits from railmakers! Thanks for all your hard work on that.
It was fortunate they made extra.
On Jun 22, 2009, at 1:35 PM, “Silver Heels” < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Hey Bob,See, I told you guys (and gal) I do lots of reckless, counter-culture, non-Standard things around this boat. Yes, I really got rid of the bilge vent system. I dimly remember using them aboard other boats in the days of gasoline auxiliary engines, but not since then. My boat’s bilges are clean and freshly painted white and dry except for a 1/2″ of clear water in the deep sump that the pump can’t pick up. Sometimes I even sponge that out and wipe it dry, just because I can.
So, for what (I asked myself in a particularly introspective if not lucid moment) did I need all those huge, fat bilge vent air ducts clogging up spaces that I wanted to use for storage and wire & hose runs and so on, and wow (I actually thought “wow”), wouldn’t it be a lot more useful to build a stern anchor chain locker beneath the starboard aft cockpit combing where Mr. Pearson saw fit to put one of those jumbo ventilator fans and, by the way (I actually thought “Oh, my” or some reasonable facsimile), isn’t that port bilge vent cowl strategically placed smack dab in the middle of the passageway of the offset stern boarding gate, squatting there (I presumed) solely for the purpose of tripping anyone who happens to pass through said gate? That didn’t seem so practical, almost as silly as placing the primary sheet winches on all Pearson 424’s right where you have to step to enter and exit the cockpit (from and to the side decks) and way, way out of reach of the helmsman, who (in the case of single-handers like us) is the only person in the cockpit who needs to reach them when tacking. The answers to these and other soul-searching questions gave me something to do for the past 2-1/2 years while refitting this good old boat. Changing things around to suit myself has been (and continues to be) part of the fun of “messing around with boats.”
Sorry, have I been rambling again?
Tor
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Silver Heels, P-424 #17
http://www.SilverHeels.us
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Funny you guys are talking about this. Patrick and I were talking about this very issue. I consider myself a pretty fit individual and yet I still find it very uncomfortable to attempt getting in and out of the dinghy from the stern due to all the mounted stuff on the stern and stern rail. I think we should add this to our list, while we contemplate replacing (moving) the stanchions. J
Thanks
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