[JohnB]

Scott,
I haven't got a clue as to how I am going to do it, but it seems every time a hole gets put in a transom, water penetrates around it. Also, I am tired of wet feet when fishing 3 or 4 in the back. If I put the drains in the floor with a anti flow back valve facing down, and then out to the side thru conventional holes/fittings, I should be ok as long as they are above the waterline. If I go with the hermco bracket, it should add 450 pounds or so of positive floatation, and that would lift the back a couple of inches. I would put some kind of emergency valve that I could shut off in there. I have seen alot of boats that just drain to the bilge. If I fill the transom, maybe that would not be such a bad idea (boat is trailered mostly), and usually out of the water. My transom is not shot, but it is getting a little tired and has some water penetration around some home-grown scullpers that where put in before I got it. Also, the screws around the trim on the top let some water in (bad idea from seacraft). Maybe I will put the hermco bracket on with their transome enclosure and see how the boat sets and drains. The long term plan is to finish off the transom in the back with a bait well/station, and a folddown bench seat. I want to get rid of the splash well completly.
Any comments, suggestions, or ideas would be appreciated. I am going to take a picture of a fishing partners 23' Winner transom that is solid, and you will see what I am trying to do.
Thanks for the input