Looking for used 20' Seacraft - need advice

[oldbluesplayer]

Ogaff - maybe I can add a little clarity - there are plugs / drains, in the bottom of the transom, to drain the bilge when the boat is up on a trailer, out of the water -

But - also - even in the early 70's models, there were scuppers, to make the cockpit self bailing. In the 70's boats, these went straight down from the cockpit, down thru the hull - not out the transom. On the hull bottom, just in front of the scupper outlet hole, was a small wedge plate, this created a sort of venturi effect, so that, with any forward motion at all, water from the cockpit was drawn out the scuppers. At rest, if 2 or 3 guys stand in the back of the boat, yes, water will come up thru these holes, you will get a wet floor / feet, but not so much as to sink the boat.

See the following pic - look just in front of the forward face of the rear seats - this is a '73 Seafari, but the CC models are built the same - the small pockets on either side of the floor, right next to the sidewall, are the scuppers, which drain straight down thru the hull.

hope that helps some...



Bill