Nukesailor: Is that safe?
Nukesailor: Your response concerns me. Unless a check valve or some kind of loop is used, I am concerned that the line that you suggest would be too low, and water could come in either from under the boat, or from the cockpit (when it is raining hard), and run into the bilge. While backing, I have heard water churning in the cockpit drains, and I believe that I have even had water exit the top of the hose that surrounds the centerboard cable. Have you tried what you have suggested? Did you use a check valve? Aldo