I'll be adding an access hatch to my cockpit floor someday too - I barely own the boat and already I've been crawling around in the lockers to get at the engine!
I'll be adding an access hatch to my cockpit floor someday too - I barely own the boat and already I've been crawling around in the lockers to get at the engine!
Last edited by mbd; 07-06-2005 at 05:27 AM.
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)
I installed an access hatch on the cockpit deck of my commander. See photo under jib track placement. Good ol' West Marine, I chose the slam hatch, it hasn't leaked, easy to install, can be painted and is of good quality and durable. It makes the space under the deck available for storage, I plan on putting a water tank there along with the batteries and sails. About a 2 hour job with the right tools etc.
You may want to reconsider adding all that weight to the stern of the boat. She is already a bit stern low when adding crew to the cockpit and this does affect performance. That's one reason Karl put the water tank up near the bow.Originally Posted by Robert Lemasters
I think that you are right about stern weight and design, I'll put the water tank and marine batteries forward. Sometimes I do take on water through the outboard motor well when motoring, not allways though or when under sail. Wasn't there some sort of plug that came with outboard motor Commanders and Ariels? I belive that my "outboard motor" Commander was designed to be motored out then sailed with the motor up and the plug in the well. The outboard motor well has two bolts with wing nuts for the plug . Do these plugs still exist and anyone have a motor well plug that a mold could be made from? I would like to have one for my Commander for sailing and to keep water out when docked.
There is a thread on the plug . . .Do these plugs still exist and anyone have a motor well plug that a mold could be made from? I would like to have one for my Commander for sailing and to keep water out when docked.
http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussi...=outboard+plug
Maybe you can reignite some interest in producing some plugs. Post your question in that thread . . .
(Note to all viewers: using the above URL you will find all words "outboard" and "plug" appearing in red. That is because they were the search terms used to find the thread. You too can find stuff this way . . .To see the posts without the red highligts, go to the thread directly -- a new post has brought it to the top of the tech forum.
Last edited by Bill; 07-08-2005 at 03:08 PM.
There are pictures in the gallery.
John
Someone with just a bit of experience with polyester or epoxy would find making a plug for the well an easy project. The boat would probably have to be out of the water to tape the bottom closed to get the shape. There are probably 10 different ways to do it.
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