Gentle Rain

Gentle Rain and Sea trials

Keeping the water, on which we are floating, out of the little Corribee ‘Trivial Pursuit’ is not a problem. Rain is another matter!
On the positive side the previous owner removed the sink, drain and filled the other two holes in the hull which were for the ‘Heads’. (boaty talk for Loo)
This leaves the cockpit drains and their seacocks. Problem: when it rains the cockpit fills with water which refuses to go down the drains. (except ashore, when they work fine!) Removing the bottom step allows me to lay on my side with my head jammed under the top step and my feet elevated on the forward berth. In this position I can unscrew the clips and remove the hose. (remembering to shut the sea

cocks off first!) Theory #1 the hoses are too long and loop causing air bubbles to be trapped and so stopping the drains from working.
Half a day spent in ‘the position’ cutting and refitting hoses and getting very wet from leaks (memo, shut seacocks first!) proves theory #1 incorrect. After sea trials (boaty talk for having fun) I tip buckets of water into the cockpit but it does not drain. Theory #2 we need right-angle drain fittings. Assume the ‘position’ get wet etc, all to no avail!! Theory #3 We need MUCH bigger drains!!!!!!
Tomorrow they say, there is wind and no rain. I’m going sailing!