Side walkway deck drains clogging and overflowing.

[Bob Quinn]

I saw Seven had a post about this, just wondering if anyone has tried anything to block debris from getting to the screens and plugging them?

I keep coming to the boat and water is backed up, with 2-3 inches of water on the side decks, close to coming in the sliding side entry doors.

Maybe some kind of round pan or something with a screen of a larger area?

Someone suggested some kind of damn to stop some of the debris?

Maybe throw a piece of scotch bright over the drain with a weight to hold in in place?

 

[Pascal]

What kind of debris? Leaves? Don’t have that issue. You could also drill a hole in the wing door sill so water can flow to the aft deck drains. Just epoxy the wood around the hole

 

[Bob Quinn]

What kind of debris? Leaves? Don’t have that issue. You could also drill a hole in the wing door sill so water can flow to the aft deck drains. Just epoxy the wood around the hole

Leaves and grass usually

 

[edward]

Could you divert it overboard ?

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Could you divert it overboard ?

Or move to a better slip no under a tree.

 

[SEVEN]

I have to clean mine out every single week. In the winter I have a slip neighbor go by once a week and pull out whatever debris they can. I do know some people have removed the screens which allow debris to go down, but it also clogs the hose, which I don’t want to do.

 

[Bob Quinn]

I have to clean mine out every single week. In the winter I have a slip neighbor go by once a week and pull out whatever debris they can. I do know some people have removed the screens which allow debris to go down, but it also clogs the hose, which I don’t want to do.

Yes, I wouldn't want to just let stuff go down the hose, it would clog in no time.

I think I will try putting scotch bright over it just to see what happens.
It should allow a much larger filter area.

 

[Bob Quinn]

Could you divert it overboard ?

That would be ideal. I'm guessing that would have been a better design.

It would be a bit of a project I would guess to create a proper path with fiberglass work and finishing work.

I wonder if anyone has done that.
I don't think I would spend the money but sure would have been nice if thats just how they were made!

 

[Pascal]

The toe rail is hollow so to send it overboard you d have to drill a hole and epoxy a piece of PVC. It would
Have to be at least 1 1/2” for leaves to go thru. Problem is that it’s going to look messy from the outside with dirt trickling down the hull side.

As mentioned earlier the best work around is to drill a hole in the door sill so that when the drain clogs water flow aft. The drains at the stern are bigger

 

[Bob Quinn]

The toe rail is hollow so to send it overboard you d have to drill a hole and epoxy a piece of PVC. It would
Have to be at least 1 1/2” for leaves to go thru. Problem is that it’s going to look messy from the outside with dirt trickling down the hull side.

As mentioned earlier the best work around is to drill a hole in the door sill so that when the drain clogs water flow aft. The drains at the stern are bigger

I hadn't thought about the dirty outside of the boat effect. You are right.
Maybe Hatteras had it right anyways LOL.

Drains could have been bigger I guess.

I might do the hole under the door trick, at least it would have to plug 2 screens before it backs up!

 

[Bob Quinn]

I googled drain covers and there are apparently hundreds available.
This might be a potential better solution to have a bulb or bulge shaped cover.

 

[43DoubleCabin]

This is an ongoing battle for me as well during the winter months. I like the idea of the scotchbite pads. I will try it.

 

[Bob Quinn]

This is an ongoing battle for me as well during the winter months. I like the idea of the scotchbite pads. I will try it.

I think I will try them too. I know they might try to float so they probably need a little weight on top.

I also found a couple versions of dome shaped tub/shower drain protectors on amazon that I ordered. Time for a little experimentation. It's raining here almost everyday so I should be able to do ample testing. I think I can test a little with a garden hose to see what stays in place at least.

Let me know how it goes!

 

[Bob Quinn]

Scotch Bright Pads worked pretty good, with the exception they are always needing to be cleaned too. They started growing plants from the seeds so I chucked them.

I think I'm going to drill a hole under the doors and put the penetrating epoxy on it.

 

[SEVEN]

Not sure if the drain hole under the door was standard in 1979. Mine looks factory but who knows. The hole is 3/4”. That too gets clogged. Keep a close eye on it or drill a drain hole from the deck exiting under the rub rail I did that on my old Chris. Never had a issue with ponding water

 

[Bob Quinn]

1 5/8" diameter hole saw, then filed a little radius all around, and a coating of penetrating epoxy.
I will recoat both holes a time or two more before I'm done.

Problem solved.

 

[SEVEN]

Mine was drilled right in the corner.

 

[Bob Quinn]

Mine was drilled right in the corner.

Yes, I thought about going closer to the corner but wanted to stay away from that joint area.

These align right with the nearest corner of the outside drain, gets within 1/4" of the floor.

Thank you Rusty

 

[tjshuler]

I am glad I am not the only one with this issue.

Previous owner drilled a series of 1/2" holes across the bottom of the door frame. Those holes also get plugged with leaves and dead large winged insects. It only takes 4 or 5 fish flies to cause a flood.

I will try the larger in the corner hole and plug the 1/2" holes with mahogany bungs.

 

[zigzag930]

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Any suggestions are really appreciated.