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DRAINAGE
The portside locker sole should be angled to permit!
drainage, and the drain itself connected to the drain!
manifold. As for the one on the starboard side, it is so!
deep that it should drain in the bilge.!
If you prefer, you could seal it completely from the inside!
of the boat, install a grate in the bottom to keep the!
contents of the lockers dry, and occasionally drain the!
water manually. The same system may be used for the lazaret.!
r) COMPANIONWAY!
OPENING
You will note that the opening of the!
companionway is approximately 4'- The opening was made!
this size to allow you to get a 4’ wide sheet of plywood!
inside the boat during construction and obviously to allow!
easy access when the boat is in use. However, at sea or in!
bad weather, some boards should be kept in place and the!
entrance made as small as possible.!
COMPANIONWAY HATCH
The hatch itself should be made of plexiglass!
at least 1/2" thick. Lexan should not be used since it is!
too flexible for this purpose. The companionway hatch will!
slide under its fibreglass cover. This companionway hatch!
cover should not be totally sealed to the deck, since any!
water that drips in should be able to leak out. We have!
molded recesses in the cabin top to allow for this!
drainage.!
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