Do We Need Watertight Bulkheads?
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What are the trade offs of insisting on watertight bulkheads in a cruising boat?
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Watertight Bulkheads
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Though watertight bulkheads are arguably not imperative on a cruising boat they could give you some extra time when it really counts.
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Keeping The Water Out—Topsides
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There are few things more miserable on a boat at sea than salt water below from deck leaks. And if said leaks get bad enough, they can sink you.
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Keeping The Water Out—Deck
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Colin continues in his pursuit of watertight integrity by looking at ways to waterproof deck fittings.
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Crash Pump
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When John realized that the large bilge pump on Morgan’s Cloud was not really suitable, he went looking for an alternative in the commercial and industrial world and found a good solution.
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An Electric Bilge Pump For The Ages
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Morgan’s Cloud still has the same Jabsco 36600 bilge pump that was installed when she was launched in 1986. John explains how he keeps that pump in good running order.
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The World’s Best Bilge Pump Switch
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One of the best pieces of gear we can fit on a cruising boat.
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Positioning of Wood Plugs For Seacocks
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Offshore sailboat safety regulations call for a soft wood plug to be adjacent to every seacock, but does that make sense?
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Bilge Alarms And Monitoring
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Very few boats have a good automated bilge pump and flooding alarm system. Let’s fix that.
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