Re: cockpit scuppers 20 SF20
Well folks, as a brand new member, I had no idea what I started when I posted my question about my 1974 SF20 scuppers. At this point I have made my decision and have instructed the mechanics to raise the deck 1" (it was in need of replacement), raise the level scupper wells and install brass scupper ball drain fittings at the deck level and then exit the scupper drains thru the transom as high up as practical. I am also having the deck slightly pitched from the center to both port and starboard sides to insure water will flow from the deck to the scupper drains in as much as the original gutter behind the bait well will no longer be there.
In addition to raising the deck and modifying the scuppers, I am raising the transom 5 inches and going to a 25" shaft on my new Merc 200 EFI. You see, this boat has "gone down" four times over the years. In fact, I'm having her "AwlGriped" "Fighting Lady Yellow" in honor of the old song, "We all live in a Yellow SUBMARINE".
Of interest, I am the original owner of this SeaCraft (1974)and I do not remember this backflow water problem existing in the boat's earlier years. Back then my power was a 135 hp. Today its a 200 hp - a substantial weight difference. My wife says that's not the real problem. She reminds me that back then, I was the 180 pound skipper that today is the 220 pound model. Maybe a diet is part of the solution.
Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions. I'll post the results after she's finished.
R. Fowler
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