anybody ever though of a way to seal the anchor locker and make a drain hole overboard, could it be done and would it be a bad idea, every time the anchor is used and retrieved, all that salt water from the chain and rope goes into the buildge of the boat, then splashes all over the wiring in the buildge, is there a solution as alot of boats have a sealed rope and chain locker and the water that drips off the rode goes overbaord, and thought from anyone ?
Anchor Locker Drain
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Claymar
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Not a bad idea. Striper boats have just such a drain from the locker thru a tube and out the bow.
Claymar
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Not a bad idea. Striper boats have just such a drain from the locker thru a tube and out the bow.
Claymar
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Not a bad idea. Striper boats have just such a drain from the locker thru a tube and out the bow.
Have any Parker owners figured out a solution to this water-issue?
I've been searching 'the CP archives'; found this post from 12 years ago.
It asks/ addresses one of the biggest issues (dislikes?) I have with my Parker. I would prefer that the water that gets into the anchor locker be immediately drained overboard. And not have it drain all the way through the bilges of the boat. After every rain I have to pump/sponge/ tile-up, soak-up 2+ gallons of water that has entered the boat via the windlass hole, and the hatch on the bow, and ends up all the way to the stern bilge..... Do others have this issue? Has anyone figured out a way to raise the 'floor' of the anchor-rode locker, and install (drill !) a drain and clam-vent to allow the water to go directly overboard?
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Skorcher
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Parker has addressed the issue with the new boats - they have a drain from locker to starboard bow. No clam shell installed so the hole looks almost like a defect.
That's a project that's on my 'want-to-do' list.... Did you take any pictures of the anchor locker floor?
WarrenD, if you have or can get any pictures of your installation I'd imagine may other members as well as myself would be interested in your solution.
I have a 2021 2100 dvcc and it does not have a drain outboard for the anchor locker. It simply has the drain into the bilge. Can you post a picture of the drain that goes outboard? Does it still have the drain into the bilge?
Any chance of getting those pictures? Thank you
Here is someone that's done it on a 2320:
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boatin...cker-drain-need-little-glass-help-please.html
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boatin...cker-drain-need-little-glass-help-please.html
PKS1801
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You might also want to read the thread SeaPro48 linked in post #4 of the thread above, to see why he needed an anchor locker drain.