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Drain with non-return valve "to stop water being squirted up your leg." Site contains lots of good articles about boats, particularly traditional rigs.
[Classic Marine, Woodbridge, Suffolk, the UK]
ABYC standards and recommended practices are guides for the design and construction of cockpits with respect to their degrees of water tightness and method of drainage.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
ABYC standards and recommended practices are guides to minimize obstructions in the field of vision from the helm station(s).
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
A author looked down on a harbor full of modern cruisers and noticed . . . They all had three things in common! One of them was cockpit position.
[SailNet, 17 November 2003]
Adding a pendant to raise the jib off the deck has several advantages, including greater visibility from the helm. Diagram and text.
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
Some features of a boat are attractive for one type of cruising but limiting or even dangerous for others: interior arrangements, cockpits, sail plans, and hull shapes are discussed briefly.
[SailNet, 14 April 2003]
Some thoughts on how to improve the weather protection, instrument positioning, storage, comfort, and safety of your cockpit.
[SailNet, 9 July 2003]
With autopilots and wind-vane steering few long-distance cruisers hand steer a lot. The author describes the instrument locations he has chosen for convenience and safety.
[Ocean Navigator, May/June 2001]
A Prout Escale 39 owner′s well illustrated account of how he fixed the cockpit drains.
[Constantin von Wentzel, Harpswell, ME, USA]
The author has installed an interlocking vinyl matting to keep his cockpit clean and improve traction. He tells how to do it. 1 photo.
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
Seating and Comfort Abovedecks
A small boat with a large cockpit is vulnerable to a boarding sea, the weight of the water in the cockpit pinning the boat for the next punch.
Don Casey, Lew Hackler
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