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Originally Posted by hp02043
Just test drove an 89 20" SeaCraft (tracker?)
Water came in the scuppers when we were at the
Dock. Drained when the boat was pulled on trailer but
What if we are planning on mooring? Will it drain and
What about rainwater draining? Also 2 soft spots
Next to where the seat was. Nothing is there now they
Are mounting a leaning post for us. Thoughts?
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An '89 would be a Tracker model that I'm not too familiar with. Do the scuppers run out thru the transom or are they the Potter style vertical type that go straight down through the hull? The Rabud ping pong ball check valves work pretty well on the transom-style drains.
That's a pretty common problem with the vertical scuppers if the motor is too heavy. Most folks don't realize how efficient the VDH hull is compared to the average deep-V, so they install motors much bigger than necessary. Carl Moesly designed the 19/20' hulls in the mid-60's when the biggest outboards (100-150 hp I-6 Merc's and V-4 OMC's) weighed about 260-300 lbs, and they're easily self bailing with those motors.
If you hang a late model V-6 2-stroke of 400+ lbs. on 'em however, you can expect to get wet feet. The 4-strokes are even worse at 450-500 lbs for the 150 hp and larger motors. It gets even worse if you install a bracket without a big flotation tank and move the motor back 30"! Moving the console, batteries and gas tank forward helps. The early Black Max V-6 Mercs aren't too bad at less than 350 lbs and the 60 degree OMC V-6's are about 375 lbs. Most folks just run with the plugs in most of the time. My Seafari is less stern heavy than the CC models, so my deck is about 1/2 to 1" above at the dock with no one aboard and it drains washdown and rainwater, etc., but I wouldn't be comfortable leaving it on a mooring. My 150 E-Tec weighs about 430 lbs and is on a 30" setback Hermco bracket, which has the most flotation of any commercially available bracket. CSC forum member Fellowship invented a clever check valve using PVC fittings, O-rings and rubber glove fingers that fits into the vertical scuppers that works reasonably well. Use the search function to look for a thread on the "Vortex scupper plugs". I use them when diving to keep excess water off the deck when it's already wet anyway.
PS. Just saw your last post. That steel plate on the transom is a red flag . . . it might be a band-aid for a soft transom!