Cockpit drain problem

[bmccollum]

I am a new owner of a 9.2A. I went out today to manually pump the bilge from the cockpit bilge pump. There wasn't much in the bilge, but I will be away for a couple of weeks so I thought that I would get out whatever that I could.

When I started to pump I could see some of the bilge water coming out (there was no oil, but it was dirty so I could see it). As I continued to pump I noticed that it did not seem to be draining well then it stopped altogether. I was able to get some of the water over to the starboard side cockpit drain and it is also plugged.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to unplug the cockpit drain? I can't tell from the schematic in the owners manual, but do the two cockpit drains connect together and come out one through hull outlet?

Thank you for any help.

Bruce McCollum
Mast Transit
Surry, ME

 

[woodster]

on my 1979 9.2a the draines are exiting below the water line ...stright down from the drain fittings in the cockpit sole...just take a coat hanger and fish it down through the cockpit drain openings...also being that they are below the water line is not good as they have no sea cocks to stop the water from coming in the boat if a hose connecting the exit and entrance drains were to break.....i got 2 new through hull fittings (plastic) and drilled about 6 inches above the water (center of the boot strip) line and installed them and put on new hoses ..then cut the fiberglass tubes out of the hull and glassed over the holes...i also am teeing the manual bilge pump to the port side drain..and the shower sump box to the starboard side that i have made and am going to install ...i also had the drain fixtures out of the cockpit sole and rebeaded them with butal tape that Main Sail sells...for the hoses i use 1 1/2 inch hose like they have for the holding tank .....

hope this helps

regards

woody

 

[woodster]

on my 1979 9.2a the draines are exiting below the water line ...stright down from the drain fittings in the cockpit sole...just take a coat hanger and fish it down through the cockpit drain openings...also being that they are below the water line is not good as they have no sea cocks to stop the water from coming in the boat if a hose connecting the exit and entrance drains were to break.....i got 2 new through hull fittings (plastic) and drilled about 6 inches above the water (center of the boot strip) line and installed them and put on new hoses ..then cut the fiberglass tubes out of the hull and glassed over the holes...i also am teeing the manual bilge pump to the port side drain..and the shower sump box to the starboard side that i have made and am going to install ...i also had the drain fixtures out of the cockpit sole and rebeaded them with butal tape that Main Sail sells...for the hoses i use 1 1/2 inch hose like they have for the holding tank .....

hope this helps

regards

woody

here are some pics of the work i discribed in my last post

regards

woody

 

[Bergovoy]

my drains go straight down also... you can see them from the lazerette looking aft...

the port side drain is also connected to the manual bilge pump so it has a three way/wye fitting...

you can disconnect the flex hose to clear out the drain from the water line up... you can also use a shop vac to suck out any thing that may have gone into the drain.. I had a plastic water bottle cap in mine.. I then installed screen / chrome grills over the drains to prevent that from happening again

 

[BobM]

The are not actually below the water line by my recollection. They sit above it a few inches when the boat is in

FYI everyone...the aluminum fuel tank has a life of about thirty years. Mine perforated under the forward tank mounting strap and at the front edge of the weld facing the engine. A bilge contaminated with diesel is no fun to clean up. Run a clean paper towel under the front lip of the tank facing the engine. If it smells like diesel I suggest you fix it now as a fine for a spill is pricey. I put an oil separating bilge filter in my bilge pump discharge line too. Putting a drip tray (I use a bent foil oven liner tray) under the engine is a must too, to catch oil.

 

[BobT]

Regarding oil and fuel in the engine sump: (Thread Swerve, not hijack!) I battled a significant oil leak all season and relied on the absorbent sheets from WM. Even when I had stuffing box water mixing in they worked great and go in a plastic bag to be taken ashore.

I do worry about knocking those plastic hoses and fittings with something in the locker. The lunch hook lives there, a fire extinguisher could get loose. My through hulls are a few inches below the waterline. We do want max flow if the cockpit should flood... Considerations...