Privateer 1800 Retriever

[Mad Dog]

Yes I plan to run it out of the transom somehow. I fear though that to make it drain properly the thru hull will need to be below the water line. I dont think that would be a good idea, or is it ok?

Mine is below the waterline. A seacock attached to a good through hull should keep you safe. Only open the valve when you need the box to drain.

MD

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Yes I plan to run it out of the transom somehow. I fear though that to make it drain properly the thru hull will need to be below the water line. I dont think that would be a good idea, or is it ok?

Mine is below the waterline. A seacock attached to a good through hull should keep you safe. Only open the valve when you need the box to drain.

MD

If the box drain is below water line, is it safe to open the seacock when the boat is in the water? I don't think so, maybe when on plane and have the strainer of the seacock backwards ?

[chickenhawks]

Yes I plan to run it out of the transom somehow. I fear though that to make it drain properly the thru hull will need to be below the water line. I dont think that would be a good idea, or is it ok?

Mine is below the waterline. A seacock attached to a good through hull should keep you safe. Only open the valve when you need the box to drain.

MD

If the box drain is below water line, is it safe to open the seacock when the boat is in the water? I don't think so, maybe when on plane and have the strainer of the seacock backwards ?

Thanks Peter,Mad Dog, and NEM. The only way to drain that box will be to place drain below the water line. Although not ideal, it is what it is. I will be using a seacock and will open it only when draining the box, either on plane or on the trailer after the fishing is done.

[chickenhawks]

Chase Tubes Going In



Transom getting cleaned up

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What kind of tubes are they ? Plastic flexible electrical conduit ?

[Chickenhawk]

What kind of tubes are they ? Plastic flexible electrical conduit ?

Yes it is a flexible plastic conduit. I chose this because I was able to make longer more gentle turns. Or tight turns where needed.

[TRC886]

What kind of tubes are they ? Plastic flexible electrical conduit ?

Yes it is a flexible plastic conduit. I chose this because I was able to make longer more gentle turns. Or tight turns where needed.

As an electrician, I found that "Carflex" pulled hard in one direction, and harder in the other. IE: If I couldn't pull wires but 1/2 way in, they wouldn't pull back out...and this ain't much of a lie

Make sure that you use plenty of "slickum" on the wires

[chickenhawks]

What kind of tubes are they ? Plastic flexible electrical conduit ?

Yes it is a flexible plastic conduit. I chose this because I was able to make longer more gentle turns. Or tight turns where needed.

As an electrician, I found that "Carflex" pulled hard in one direction, and harder in the other. IE: If I couldn't pull wires but 1/2 way in, they wouldn't pull back out...and this ain't much of a lie

Make sure that you use plenty of "slickum" on the wires

I will admit to being a little worried about this. Mainly due to the rubberized feel of this flexible tubing. My electrician friend assured me that we would be ok with this carflex. He said he had plenty of "wire snot". you can see more pictures of the tangled mess in the Anything Else section. http://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php ... 9&start=20

[tech_support]

On my Seacraft I made a couple chases from the flex conduit, mainly becasue its all I could get to fit. I ran regular PVC conduit on each side (2"), then had enough room for another chase on each side from the flex conduit. The flex conduit is not easy to run stiff things like rigging cables, it tends to grad, use plenty of silicone spray and/or grease. I glassed around the outside of it and its not pulling away.

[chickenhawks]

Happy New Year to all of you at Bateau...


I came to a road block a couple of months ago and had to slow my build. Time and money being part of the road block but process being of main concern. As you can see in the picture I built a mini frame to go under my fuel tank. It is much more substaintial than the original. My plan was to put a piece of 1/2" plywood over the frames and then cover that with a couple of layers of 1708. My concern it that for every 1/2" of frame I lose almost 5 gallons of fuel. I did this rebuild in order to gain extra fuel capacity. I hate to lose any if I dont have to. My question is...

Do I need the 1/2" of plywood?

Can i just foam in the fuel frame and cover with 1708?

When I put in the tank I can just place the neoprene foam directly over the frames..