Scuppers (careful kinda big pic)

[capesams]

I know some of you like to restore back to original. But I needed funcition/ This will, I hope help you understand what I did. you will see these in the pictures I have sent to admin. When he gets time to put them in the gallery and the front page... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]



[ May 06, 2002, 06:01 PM: Message edited by: steve ]

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HA STEVE
THAT LOOKS GOOD IF I HAVE TO CONVERT MINE I WILL DO THE SAME. GOOD LUCK.
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[Scott]

Looks good Steve
How high above the water line are your outlets to the scuppers?? and how were you able to access the area to put those PVC pipes in???...

At least in mine between the motor well and those lousy 8" access ports it seems you would either have to do some major cutting to see what you we doing or you had to work in the dark ...so to speak..

Awhile ago we had a post on this very subject...and its something I'm still contemplating...as those brass tubes that pass through the deck and hull are corroding up ...so I need to replace them..just a little concerned about the difficulty of getting the old out and the new in...and making sure they are waterproof..

Seafari...I think you said whaler had long tubes for this??

Thanks Guys

Scott

[capesams]

Scott:

About 2'' above the water line

The 8'' hole was more than enough room to
work in

1st drill the inner liner out
2nd I took a long drill bit with an
extention and drilled a pilot hole from
the inside through the transom.Then went
outside with the hole saw . The drill bit
in the hole saw will follow the pilot hole.
I did this at the same time when I was
working on getting the water out of the
transom . More air flow to help dry it out.

My tubes were nylon. That didn't matter
because I wanted no part in having those
drains in the deck. I call them sinker
drains because those who left them in found
their boats on the bottom. Besides that if
you take a good wave over the rail; no way
will that water ever get out fast enough.
I like to keep my feet dry. I have fished
in sea's 12' high w/white caps in this 23.
I want the water going out as fast as it
comes in. I don't go out of my way to fish
in crap like that but sometimes you get
caught with your pant's down. It's day's
like that you'll be happy to have those.

I KNOW--good luck-steve

[Scott]

Steve
Thanks for the follow up...nice job on the boat!!! That forward hatch of yours.. WOW is that PVC pipe stingers you got going there....I dont think that hatch is going to give you any trouble any more

Thank you for the detail on the scuppers...like I said before thats something that bothers me so I might put that on the list....the ever lengthening list of things to do...

Scott

[Reel Smoker]

Hello Steve, thats exactly what I did to my boat,your right about keeping your feet dry,I hated that water coming in. If someone does this and for what ever reason the holes are below the water line ,Rabud makes a cone ball scupper that works great. When that ball is under water it seals and not a drop comes in. I also wanted to keep it original but this change was for the better.Capt D Reel Smoker.