[CaptLloyd]

Brian,

Congrats on your install and being back on the water. Sounds like you had a fun seatrial! I think I scared the fellow with me when we first took it out in the ocean, but as we all know, these boat can handle alot. And converting from the low cut out to the closed transom just makes them that much better!

I love your list, and I'd like to emphasize that anyone just beginning this process needs to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN, and in that plan, maximize floatation!

And I have a similar scupper problem. I have 3" flapper style (and of course they don't completely seal to keep the water out),and they sit with the bottom of the scupper right at the waterline, so I have about 2" of water on the deck with 2 people standing in the stern while the boat is sitting still. So I've made rubber plugs that I can use from the inside. I can plug them up most of the time to keep my feet relatively dry, and I can easily pull them to drain the deck while the boat is underway. I still want to have self bailing available to drain water if I take a wave over the bow.

And did you have any issues with water "drowning" your motors at slower speed (not on plane)? I added a "wedge" to the bottom of the floatation chamber of my B-Bracket, and that got rid of most of it. I'm also hoping to get some added floatation if I fill the wedge with foam.

Again, Congrats!

Lloyd