Hi Scott,

I drilled a couple of extra drain holes in the troughs like you suggest.  When they are clear, the new holes do allow quite a bit of water to drop down to the cockpit sole.  Unfortunately, these new holes are also subject to clogging, at least as bad as the drains on the aft end of the cockpit.  In my experience, the only solution is eternal vigilance at keeping the drain troughs as clean as possible.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
1978  Sanford, MI

________________________________
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of sea20--- via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 5:59 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bench drains

Greetings all, another drilling question. Has anyone ever drill additional bench drain hole on the inside trough of the bench? I'm thinking a drain hole before the lazzerette would allow water to drain to the floor drain of the cockpit. Debris hopefully would continue to the stern where clogs seem to occur frequently. (I had some bad flooding thhis year.)Scott Andrews