KEWA Manual © Copyright 2008
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Deck Gear Notes
Deck Lights
KEWA has a red LED floodlight to illuminate the foredeck and also stern LED lights for dingy
work or whatever at night. The stern lights can illuminate in white (by simply turning them on at
the nav breaker panel) or in red (by cycling the power switch on-off-on in fairly rapid
succession).
Granny Bars
Makes work at the mast much easier and safer, plus they serve as a handy place to hang extra
lines or fenders.
Dorade Vent Plugs
The dorade vents must be plugged when going offshore as large waves can flood the deck
resulting in seawater jetting in through the vent openings. The previous owner modified the
screw-in mushroom caps, which are stored in aft, over-bunk v-berth cabinet on the starboard
side, by cutting off some of the overhang so the resulting cap can slide in the scoop and be
screwed it down.
Drop Boards
The lower drop board has latches to lock it in place. The previous owner reports that a bungee
cord can be made with connectors that attaches from the ladder inside to the padeye in the
cockpit by threading through the vents in the upper drop board. This can be used to hold the
upper board in place and allow full opening and closing of the sliding hatch. Securing the top
drop board is required for ORC regulations, but I believe that sliding locks, accessible from both
inside and outside the boat are required to meet those regulations.
Our top drop board was modified to remove the vented slots and instead be replaced with heavy
duty lexan. This keeps below decks more sealed off (advantageous for the air conditioning) and
provides a sight path between below decks and the cockpit. It is a very nice touch.
