Topic: How did I manage to have 11 through-hulls on my Contessa?
So, I'm refitting a 1975 J.J. Taylor Contessa to bluewater shape. As a result, I've put seacocks on all through-hulls, and added one more through-hull for the cockpit bilge pump (a one through-hull per bilge pump policy).
So now I've got 11(!) through-hulls in my boat. The count:
2 x cockpit scuppers
2 x deck scuppers
2 x engine in/out (the exhaust is above the waterline)
2 x head in/out
1 x sink drain
2 x bilge pump (one for the electric, and the other for the mechanical pumps, both slightly above the waterline)
I'm simply amazed that such a small boat can have so many holes in its hull.
For starters, I'm tempted to drain the deck scuppers, which are a thin hose anyhow, via a y-joint into the cockpit scupper hoses (which are a thick hose).
That still leaves 9, which is a huge number to me. Anyone else think so?
For example, the people on Bika have no through-hulls. Of course, they don't have an engine or head...
Thanks.