[abl1111]

Personally, I can't believe how small the stock scupper holes are to begin with - what is it 1" ? That seems really small for a boat that is for light offshore use. My 20' Grady overnighter, a much less seaworthy boat, had 2-2.5" stock scuppers. Never a problem.

I'm in the process of re-doing the transom on a 23' Tsunami ( actually it's done ) and I have not heard of any better scupper solution than Fellowships - and that is a solution only to keep the water out of the boat ( a great idea too.)

There must be a way to enlarge the scupper hole and keep unwanted water out... I like the idea of a bigger scupper hole to get that water out !

There was a thread in the CS site that mentioned going through the transom and using an exhaust flap to keep water out. He used 2" PVC pipe. The guy who posted wrote," Only crabs/water/cod innards go out. Nothing comes in. Even when backing down."

I have not been able to find out who wrote this and to see if he is still happy w/ this application. It was on a 23', 1979 c/c. And, I do not have the balls to cut holes in my transom to test the theory.

I know a lot has been written about this, but I do not feel that a solid solution has ever been discovered yet.

And, on a final note - I do not like the ball in the scupper idea ( Rabud ) - seems like a problem in the making for a boat that stays in the water all the time. Maybe for a trailer-able boat ?

- ABL