23 full transom
 

I recently purchased a 1976 23 foot seacraft and have many questions regarding the restoration process. First question is since mine has a full transom and apart from relying solely on bilge bumps is there a way to create scuppers and or drains to
rid excess water in the boat. I charter and many times point the bow into rocky areas for my clients to cast into. Currently with my mako I don't take alot of waves but every once in a while I do get water from a wave in the boat. Is there a design motification for the full transom version?
thanks.

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Go to Sept 20 in this section Scuppers and at the bottom you will find a drawing to relocate the scupper thru the transom. There is also a thread on the VORTEX that is used on thru the bottom drain, I believe. There are also several other threads about rabuds and other ball type stoppers.

Bill

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I wouldn't put any holes in your boat. Don't mess up a good thing. Just have 2 bilge pumps or 3 if you really want to go nuts.

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Hey Pete!
Congrats on the new hull! Just what you needed-another winter working on a boat! Drop me a line if you need any help with this one, materials, or whatever.

You must be pretty happy after such a long search!

Peter

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Peter - welcome to CS - where you from?

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Hey Peter ,
I want to know where Your from Also ! I have relative's with Your last name In a certain State(not Mind) well that also. Typed in the best Northern Language I Have in Me ! Otherwise for Us suthr'n folks. I got's Kin folk up der in da nort wund'r if I'm relat'd to em?
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In fact Same FIRST name too !! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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Welcome Pete,
If you've got waves breaking over a full transom boat I'd say its time to turn around. Don't worry about the scuppers. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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I agree with 70's the hell with fishing.

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RS - up here the best bass fishing can often be found tight to the rocks in a big swell. Common practice is to run the boat close to the surfbreak and ride the edge while casting your plugs (or fly) along the shoreline.... Get a nice SE and big rollers here in RI

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Welcome Pete,

As you can see by all the varied answers - this a tough topic. It has truly been beaten around this site a lot. Why ? Because it is a real problem w/ the inherent design of the boat. The stock scuppers will let water in when too much weight is aft. From what I hear - a decent amount of water too.

And, there is no easy, definitive fix. The Vortex, is a good idea, but still just a band aid for the problem ( by the way, understanding the directions for the Vortex takes beer drinking - trust me it works ). And, as Gene said, there is a thread about moving the floor scupper thru to the transom. If installed properly, going thru the transom will not cause any problems i.e. delam /rot.

However, I have never heard any feedback (+ or - ) from anyone who has done this. The one guy who wrote that he had it this way - swore that it worked great. I'm sure it drains well - the problem is does it actually keep the water from coming back in ?

I would like to go this route as well. However, there is no way in hell that I want to go thru the transom / create more work if it does not do what I want - which is to drain well and not let water come back in whem weight is aft.

So, that's it in the nutshell. It's just one of those small idiosynchrosies of these boats.