Thanks Guys and appreciate the feedback.
I struggle with this because most of the time I need to plug the scuppers due to weight anyhow. Not the best, but with this original scupper design also comes with common sense.
I am planning to go with the cut to length 3/4" Bronze threaded thru hull to allow for the slight angle to fit flush to the hull and bought a Shur Flow Pro Baitmaster livewell/washdown pump that will be able to draw above the water line from ONE of these existing scuppers locations. Again, will use common sense when snapping into ONE of these scuppers in live well/washdown mode.
For the amount of times I will may use a portable deck livewell, I cannot justify drilling out a traditional thru hull. I would use the washdown more at short intervals and would be low risk for the intake water to be snapped in/out of ONE of the existing scuppers locations.
In an emergency the quick disconnect fitting can be unscrewed easily and removed and should only take a few milliseconds more to remove the standard plug. If an issue, I will go back to using standard plugs on these new Bronze thru hulls.
Besides if I did not remove the existing plastic ones this year, I really would have been screwed if the plastic cracked!!!
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