I finally got to pulling out all anchor chain and rope rode to inspect and clean this past weekend. All chain and rope rode were in good order, but I noticed that the drain hole in the anchor well, is about 50mm ( 2 inches) above the bottom of the well. In discussion with friends on our marina, I found that a Princess 50 and a Riviera 42 also have the same basic issue- the drain is about 2>3 inches above the floor of the anchor well- surely , there must be a reason for this- does anyone know what that reason might be? I made a false floor with plenty of drain holes so that the rode will not sit in water,
Anchor well question??
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It may simply be because there is not enough room to run the hose to the drain through-hull. When I made my anchor well deeper, I had to reconfigure the hose to the through-hull and create a sort of P-trap under the anchor well floor. Works well but I need to winterize with antifreeze when preparing the boat for the winter.
I have this situation also on our 44DS. I think it is just manufacturing tolerance. They need to be sure that drain is above the anchor locker deck, so they install the hole with tolerance. Better too high than too low. I also installed a false deck so rode stays dry (or damp really-nothing is completely dry in that locker). Works fine.
Terry- yes, we also have the 2 drains and i am now pretty sure this 2" odd difference is so that mud and rust scale cant clog up the drain hole so easily.
I am owner number 6 of my Passage 42 and noticed the same thing after pulling everything out to add chain. The simple solution for me was to have that unused rust and rot causing space filled w/ fiberglass. That was 6 years ago and it has been working fine.