[Mark]

Strick,

I have no experience on this issue with anything other than the 18' (1977 model) and 20' (1971 edition) center consoles - both of which would flood if people stood in their stern with the plugs removed.

I would suspect that a floatation bracket would solve this problem and if I had a 23', that would be on my shopping list. However, I currently have a 20'CC, and while it is not complete yet, the floor is 2.25" higher than it used to be which should solve the self-bailing (or rather the lack thereof) and the deck now drains out through two scuppers in the transom instead of those interesting holes throught the bottom of the hull.

I agree that raising the stringers/floor is not a minor undertaking but it was the single most important thing I wanted changed on the boat. I was sick of yelling to a friend in the boat while underway to "quick, pull the plugs" when a wave would come in. That issue is hopefully behind me now. In addition, I didn't much like the fact that two people (or even one) couldn't fish in the stern without the plugs being in the scuppers. That simply wasn't acceptable from my perspective. I am having the entire boat redone and am trying to address every concievable item that I felt needed changing: the floor was the top of the list, but the list goes well beyond that [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[ November 07, 2003, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Mark ]