[stevebrownell]

I have to respectfully disagree with the conventional wisdom on the use of those thin brass tubes for scupper drains. I've seen a bunch that are rotted out, including those on my boat. Brass just isn't a good material for constant contact with salt water.

I forgot who posted an alternate option on this board when they were doing their boat (Strick? Trayder) but 1" plastic tubing, epoxied into a reinforced hole in the transom seems like a far better alternative. Nothing to swage, no tool to make or buy, and they are stronger and corrosion proof.

Just my $.02