[Trayder]

Hey guys-

To answer the ? about the deck. Yes, I raised the deck up quite a bit. More than I expected. Around 3.5 inches at the stern. This gives a dimension or 19 inches from the top of the deck to the top of the deck cap. Not bad, nor ideal. The whaler outrage 20 that I have in the yard has a similar dimension of 18 inches. It worked well on that boat and I find this reassuring. Better yet I crawled around the 20 at the Boston Boat show and from a "feel" standpoint, my deck is at the same height as the new 20.

For drainage I am now sure the boat will be 100% self Bailing. I have not firmed up how I will plumb the scuppers but I think I will have both scuppers routed to thru-hulls on the transom, probably located them under the Engine Bracket.

We Will see. thats a long way off