Hey guys,
Thanks for th insight on those scuppers. Never noticed that point on the 25. Just a curiosity, but do they (scuppers) drain to their opposite sides?
Blue Heron, regarding the reeling in place, I too, would leave the gunwales alone and use a left-handed retrieve on starboard
or if not consider a an out-rodder with vertical and horizontal positions which would place your reel crank 5+ inches above any impedance. You can make 'em yourself for a 20 bucks of alum pipe or stainless tubing and 20 minutes of prep and welding.
Gunwales may be tall to protect against the potential rolling of a 25 deg. dead-rise at the transom. Rogue wave could make it wet inside if height was cut down, but hey, that's just a paranoid thought and I tend to I worry too much...Great find!