Hello,
This is probably a stupid question but the other day i took my red jacket out, the bilge completely filled with water and some water started coming up from the cabin floor through a loose cap on a hole in the floor.
At the back of the red jacket, there are two holes that are connected to 2 hoses that run into 2 compartments in the cabin.
I'm assuming they are for getting water out of those compartments.
My question is, do i block those holes with bungs when out on the water or leave them open?
Thanks
Iv only ever had bigger yachts and they certainly dont have bungs. I dont know the Red jacket but it sounds to me like you need bilge pumps on the ends of those hoses. If they lead to separate compartments its almost certain they where there and have been removed.
Thanks Sea.
Bilge pumps are a good idea. I'll use bungs until i install them.
I'll get all the water out of the bilge somehow and relaunch, hopefully it doesnt fill back up or i've got a hole in my hull somewhere.
Cheers
I have a Binks 25 with no bilge or bungs, all the yachts I had had no bungs, is it the first time you are sailing this yacht? What happened before? could be a marine toilet that has been removed and the hoses not blocked!
oops. screwed in type or a push in? sounds like they ought to be plugged or screwed from the outside of the boat. dont plug from the inside.
Hey stoned, my B20 has a bung, got me why its there but it is. I agree with the other guy, investigate further before you do anything. Sounds like they are there for a reason
Hey stoned,
if you do put a bilge pump in (which is a good idea), make sure if it's a manual one it goes in the correct way.
It sounds stupid I know, but I checked my manual pump one day and found someone before me had reversed the diagphram/body (possibly when servicing it), so it actually pumped water into the boat and not out
I always have bungs on any yacht I ever own. Tapered wooden ones that can be hammered into through hull fittings if there is a failure in the plumbing.
With your situation stonedpirate I think you need to have a careful look at the way your boat is set up and it would be a good idea to have a look at other red jackets for comparison.
Thanks all.
Well, today i crawled into those smelly, slimy wet compartments to take a closer look at the hoses.
They are definitly cockpit drains that need to be bunged when on the water.
I figured they are more trouble than they are worth so will remove all hoses and patch all holes.
Will pump the water out of my bilge and test her out tomorrow.
Fingers crossed :P
Oh, and by the way, was talking to other red jacket owners and some said they have the same setup while others have no cockpit drain other than the big black hose with center hole.
Others also had the same bilge problem that was solved after fixing the leaky pipes.
Easier to just tip the boat up on the trailer and empty cockpit with center hole than mess about with pipes that will eventually leak at some stage. keeping it simple :P Plus i hate plumbing, it smells :P
