Ariel 322 (at last)

[Fox]

[Fox]

[Fox]

[Fox]

And now for the not so pretty. First up, busted stantion and core rot. Not looking forward to fixing this I need to take a pic from the top side, but needless to say, its bad.

[Fox]

next is a small hole in the hull right above the cockpit drain, It does not go all the way through the hull, just into the drain channel, but all the same, I want to take care of it.

[Fox]

This looks like a nightmare to me.... The engine supposedly does not run, and the last owner was using an outboard on a bracket hanging off the stern, but this is another issue I would like to remedy soon.

[Fox]

And what is an Ariel without a keel void... lol This dosnt look all that bad to me though, and I think I am going to leave it till the fall.

[kendall]

next is a small hole in the hull right above the cockpit drain, It does not go all the way through the hull, just into the drain channel, but all the same, I want to take care of it.

Not sure what you mean there, do some Ariels have the tubes glassed along the side of the hull?
Mine are just glass tubes on the bottom connected with hoses to the cockpit.

Ken.

[mbd]

I believe Fox is talking about his deck scuppers? Mine drain into a tube glassed along the inside of the hull and exit below the waterline.

My cockpit drains are fiberglass "fittings" connected by a hose. I really must add seacocks as soon as the budget and time allows...

[ebb]

A338 has holes near the toe rail in the low point of the deck on both sides.
Inside there are short angled shunt tubes from the hole to the hull where half round tubes
go down to the bootstripe and exit. All built-in fiberglass.

It is a small closed system that does not allow water to enter the boat.
May want to make sure the shunts are glassed in well so that they won't leak.

Is it possible that a DFO tried to drill an exit hole up where the tubes touch the hull? This is not a good idea as deck water would stain the topsides.