Anyone change the bilge filling anchor rode hatch on a 2520?

[Ludicrous40]

Curious if anyone has changed or modified the hatch on the bow for the anchor rode. This is a source of bilge water, and I'm looking to seal it up. Have a windlass such that I don't need to get in there often and do not have the rode hanging through the notched hole.

Thanks

 

[mrtodds]

It won't stop all the water because of the wet rode coming in from your anchor, plus you'll restrict access to your rode. I put a rubber plug in the hole in the bottom and drilled "carefully" from the floor of the locker out the side of the starboard bow, and added a stainless vent.....works fine now and have a dry bilge. Why Parker doesn't do this is beyond me. PERKO
Clamshell Vent, 7/16"H x 1-1/2"W x 1-5/8"L
Model # 199810 | Mfg. # 0315DP1CHR

 

[Brent]

When stored we open the rode hatch to help moisture evaporate

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