Hi everyone, I’m the new owner of Nonsuch 26 Classic #123. I’m still getting my feet wet (sorry – couldn’t resist given this post topic) on boat ownership, but so far I’ve been loving this Nonsuch!
I’ve been following along these forums for a bit and couldn’t find any mention of this particular issue:
Out here in Seattle I find there’s a fair amount of water gathered in the cockpit on most days. It seems the boat has too much weight at the bow, so all the rain water pools up near the companioway and not aft to the scuppers. I’ve tried moving things around to add weight near the transom but so far no luck. Is this just something I’ll have to deal with in this semi-wet climate? Any suggestions of things to try to adjust the balance?
Thank much, really looking forward to joining the association!
I have a 26 ultra and being an ex engineer/mechanic I car tons of tools and parts and screws and always keep water and fuel topped off and new had that type of condition where the bow is lower.
Yes there is always a small puddle on the port side seat forward that drains to the cockpit floor only if two people sit to starboard, stbd seat seems to drain ok but also tilted a bit toward the bow. Cockpit floor drains aft but just.
This isn’t too serious. What’s worse is that the main hatch is slightly tilted forward and when it rains water drains into the deck between the liner and deck exiting through the breaker panel and soaking the aft stbd berth in my boat.
All these problems were solved with the cockpit enclosure.
Tom
26C #28 North Star
Penetang
Wet and raining again! Will it ever stop?
Yes there is always a small puddle on the port side seat forward that drains to the cockpit floor only if two people sit to starboard, stbd seat seems to drain ok but also tilted a bit toward the bow. Cockpit floor drains aft but just.
This isn’t too serious. What’s worse is that the main hatch is slightly tilted forward and when it rains water drains into the deck between the liner and deck exiting through the breaker panel and soaking the aft stbd berth in my boat.
All these problems were solved with the cockpit enclosure.
Tom
26C #28 North Star
Penetang
Wet and raining again! Will it ever stop?
Hi everyone, I’m the new owner of Nonsuch 26 Classic #123. I’m still getting my feet wet (sorry – couldn’t resist given this post topic) on boat ownership, but so far I’ve been loving this Nonsuch!
I’ve been following along these forums for a bit and couldn’t find any mention of this particular issue:
Out here in Seattle I find there’s a fair amount of water gathered in the cockpit on most days. It seems the boat has too much weight at the bow, so all the rain water pools up near the companioway and not aft to the scuppers. I’ve tried moving things around to add weight near the transom but so far no luck. Is this just something I’ll have to deal with in this semi-wet climate? Any suggestions of things to try to adjust the balance?
Thank much, really looking forward to joining the association!
Matt we have a NS 26 Hull # 199 and have not had the same severity of your problem. Less so likely because of the air conditioner unit in the port locker has helped as well as 100 lbs of line. We did get a little pooling of water on the port side cockpit seat before we added a full enclosure. The remedy before that was to wick the water away with a semi absorbent line to the cockpit floor. The other thought is not fulling your water tanks to the brim if that makes any sense. I can’t add much to what I’ve read already regarding your issue but welcome to Nonsuch… Dave and Annette - True Love 199 Hamilton Ont. CA…
I have the same puddle issue on the port side seat, right up against the cabin. I step on from the starboard side, so I usually am greeted with a nice puddle at the bridgedeck. I recently discovered a major crack in the port side water tank, so it looks like I’ll have more weight starboard now…
Thanks for asking this question. I have a Nonsuch 26c and have had the same problem. My partial solution has been to keep 4 L jugs of water in the starboard cockpit locker and wet locker. I also keep the spare anchor and rode in the starboard locker. I do not use the port water tank. Soon I plan on using friends as ballast to determine how much more weight is needed to effect proper drainage and I'm considering buying it be appropriate length of anchor chain to add to the spare anchor. My boat has a dodger which helps. Having 38 feet of chain in the bow does not help.
Hello Mike, I was going over some of my old Nonsuch tips and hints (which should still be available in the INA archives) and this was/is a well known issue with the 26. Even the designer and builder said there should be an extra 200 lbs at the back end. One of the solutions I read about was to move the battery bank(s) back as far as possible into custom made battery boxes.
Even the 30 is prone to be nose heavy when it is fully loaded for cruising. I have two anchors, 200' of chain on each and a fifty gallon water tank in the port bow. To remedy the nose down situation I first installed two level gauges inside the cabin when the boat was level on her cradle on the hard, one fore and aft and the other port and starboard. This cannot be done in the water for obvious reasons. When launched, this gave me a guide to assist in making trim adjustments.
A level gauge is inexpensive and really helps me keep the boat trimmed.
I also use one at the helm to indicate how much heel there is when sailing. My boat is comfortable at about 12 degrees.
To rectify the trim I moved the house battery bank back behind the engine and also have two full 5 gallon portable diesel tanks stored right aft on each side of the transom.
The difference in efficiency in a well trimmed boat is remarkable!
I had a similar problem in my NS30 when i got it 5 years ago.
Water in the cockpit.
My final solution was to go to Home Hardware and get some plastic interlocking grates, about 1/2 " thick.
Now I have dry feet.