[CaptSeaCraft]

Just a quick note.I have a 90hp Johnson V4 with a 20" shaft and the weight is just over 320lbs and my 79' 18'SF deck drains do not work very well until we are under way.I too plug them while we are fishing but no matter what it seams that lots of water still gets in the bilge.I have never thought it to be a big deal but from what I think I am reading it seems that water in the Bilge is not good.I do trailer the boat so it gets drained each use and I leave the plug out and freshwater wash everything down yet I do notice it stays damp in the bilge for days sometimes.sounds like I might be venting the bilge soon.Good luck with the 25" shaft,I would like to goto that lenghth down the road and will be following the forum to see how it performs.