Why is the drain so small

[Russ]

My wife asked me, "Why is the galley drain so small. If we put anything large it will plug up."
Anyone put big stuff down that tiny drain. Is there a way to make it larger?

[Phil M]

Not only is the drain small, but on my sailboat the drain opening looked like it had been made with a dull drillbit, and there was no drain plug supplied with it either.
Phil

[James V]

The only thing that I can think of is the space is to small to put everything in. My boat came with a small rubber plug for the drain. A 2 1/2 gal bucket with a 10 foot rope is better for rinsing off. Long thread on the drains. As far as I know nobody has made the drain larger. The hose would only clog anyway as it is 6 feet below throughhull. You can clean and flush easily enough.

Some threads to read on this.

http://www.macgregor26x.com/forum/viewt ... ilit=drain

http://www.macgregor26x.com/forum/viewt ... ilit=drain

[kmclemore]

We use a universal flat stopper, like this:



Available at nearly any household goods, kitchen goods or hardware store. Works fine.

Big stuff gets rinsed off in a bucket... the sink is too small to really clean any truly filthy stuff.

[Québec 1]

We use a universal flat stopper, like this:
Available at nearly any household goods, kitchen goods or hardware store Works fine.
Big stuff gets rinsed off in a bucket... the sink is too small to really clean any truly filthy stuff.

Thats the one I have been looking for allright. Tried nearly all the household goods, kitchen goods or hardware stores in the area and they did not carry it. Will continue looking until I find one
Q1

[Hamin' X]

Same style of stopper that I use to plug the old bath tub that I use as a horse watering trough. Found it in the housewares section of my local Safeway grocery store. You might try Walmart.

Rich---Hamin' X---N7ZH

[kmclemore]

Thats the one I have been looking for allright. Tried nearly all the household goods, kitchen goods or hardware stores in the area and they did not carry it. Will continue looking until I find one
Q1

Available for only $2.49 here: Flat Sink Stopper

[pokerrick1]

$2.49 Must cost at least 3 cents to make

Rick

[Love MACs]

Yeah, but then there's the shipping fee, stocking fee, packaging and somebodies nephew to add to the payroll... It all adds up



Allan

[Russ]

Another question about the drain.

Mine has a dip like a a U trap. This has frozen up in the winter. Why did Roger put this there? Is there a purpose or would I be wise to change this and reverse it's orientation so water doesn't build up in there.

The cockpit drain seems so vulnerable to plugging up. What's up with these tiny openings?

[parrothead]

Russ,

I have eliminated the U trap shape in the drain line inside the galley by cutting it and installing a 90 degree PVC elbow just under the sink. That directs the drain line to the back side of the galley, where is curves down and aft to the factory hole where it exits the galley. Entering the galley through that same hole are the water supply line for the sink faucet and the power line for the sink water pump.

That said, my annual "winterization" process for Blue Heaven always includes pouring some marine/RV antifreeze [the pink "enviromentally friendly" stuff] down the sink until it comes out of the transom drain. There is so little slope to the hose, that even without the U trap shape under the sink I believe there will always be some water present in the line somewhere that could freeze up... probably under the aft berth. I also pour some antifreeze into the drain holes for the outboard well and the anchor locker, just to be sure.

Doug