DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE TYPHOON WEEKENDER HAS MOLDED-IN FLOTATATION AND IF SO IS THERE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE VESSEL AFLOAT IN CASE THE COCKPIT AND CABIN ARE FLOODED DURING A KNOCKDOWN. I USUALLY SAIL WITH CABIN BOARDS AND HATCHES CLOSED AND AM PLANNING TO INSTALL HINGES AND HASPS ON MY COCKPIT SEAT HATCHES ,WHICH DO NOT HAVE THEM, TO KEEP THEM CLOSED IN CASE OF COCKPIT FLOODING.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE
DONJOECAM@AOL.COM
TYPHOON WEEKENDER FLOTATION
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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George Sisemore
Re: TYPHOON WEEKENDER FLOTATION
Don: No flotation! I knocked down my Typhoon Jr. Had the cockpit hatches tied down, cabin boards in and hatch closed. it went over to 90 deg. and the cockpit filled with water. I let go all sheets and she came right back up. The cockpit drains had the cockpit empty in less than a minute. I pumped out about one gallon of water that made it to the bildge and sailed away.DON wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE TYPHOON WEEKENDER HAS MOLDED-IN FLOTATATION AND IF SO IS THERE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE VESSEL AFLOAT IN CASE THE COCKPIT AND CABIN ARE FLOODED DURING A KNOCKDOWN. I USUALLY SAIL WITH CABIN BOARDS AND HATCHES CLOSED AND AM PLANNING TO INSTALL HINGES AND HASPS ON MY COCKPIT SEAT HATCHES ,WHICH DO NOT HAVE THEM, TO KEEP THEM CLOSED IN CASE OF COCKPIT FLOODING.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE
Rather than hinges and hasps on the cockpit seat hatch covers, I installed a pad eye on the bottom of each cover (centered) Tied a line to this and ran it through fairleads mounted on the inside of the cockpit walls and back (starbord & port) to jam cleats in the cabin. Throw the line off the jam cleats and the covers come right up. A tug and fast to the cleat has it secure again. I placed the cleats so that I could access them by sliding the cabin hatch back and simply reach down.
Good sailing, George