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dasreboot
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Initially Posted - 08/19/2016 :  04:34:07  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
I left the ports open during a torrential thunderstorm. came back to the boat to find an inch of water in the head cabin sole , and some in the bilge. How disappointing to destroy my perfect record!
Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 08/19/2016 :  05:59:19  Show Profile
What port(s) did you leave open? The only port that opens on my boat is the small one in the head ... is that what you left open, or do you have more?
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 08/19/2016 :  06:36:28  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
opening port on either side of the head. It was BIG rainstorm.
Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 08/19/2016 :  06:46:38  Show Profile
OK, that explains it ... the portlight in my hanging locker doesn't open ... the only one that opens for me is the one above the head.
Buzz Maring

~~Freya~~
C-25 SK/SR #68
Lake Dallas, TX
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oldengineer1949
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Response Posted - 08/19/2016 :  08:02:38  Show Profile
Bummer! That was one baaad storm. Pu came out unscathed, but when we washed her topsides a few weeks ago, we ended up with a bucketfull of H2O in her aft dinette lazarette.
Al and Bernadette, "Pualani Nui", '82 C25 SR/SK, homeport MCB Quantico
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/20/2016 :  09:18:12  Show Profile
I kept a cover over the cabin top that went around the mast and covered the forward hatch, covered the companionway and covered the windows, too. Made a big difference in keeping the interior dry and protected the teak. Highly recommended.
DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 08/20/2016 :  14:41:42  Show Profile
Even more highly recommended: Close the ports.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage before going over to the Dark Side (2007-2025); now boatless for the first time since 1970 (on a Sunfish).
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islander
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Response Posted - 08/20/2016 :  15:43:52  Show Profile
Its been a hot summer so you want to leave the ports open for some ventilation but a rainstorm could flood the boat. What to do....

Port light rain shields!
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 08/20/2016 :  21:45:25  Show Profile
...until the rain isn't coming straight down or splashing on the deck...
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage before going over to the Dark Side (2007-2025); now boatless for the first time since 1970 (on a Sunfish).
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