I glue a v shaped rubber door stopper in front of the drain hole with the
thick end just in front of the hole.  This creates enough vacuum in the
hole to keep the well dry with as many as 10 people aboard when the boat is
moving.  But don't let anyone look when docked.

Regards,

Rick Lange

On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 9:24 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Jesse,
>
> Thanks for the follow-up report.  Too often the list never finds out how
> things work out in the long run.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Jun 14, 2020, at 6:09 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I realized that I said I would report back on this project.  This
> solution
> > turns out to have worked well for my boat.  Water readily drains from the
> > cockpit but doesn't come back up through when stern heavy, as is the case
> > when having multiple passengers in the cockpit.  As Graham pointed out in
> > this thread, this may not be a good idea if you're in an area that puts
> you
> > at risk for following seas coming over the stern since the draining rate
> is
> > reduced compared to a straight hose connection with no check valve.
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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>
>