My SF 18 ....... Pics at last!

[VirginIslander]

Darlene,

One thing you may have already figured out is that the compartment in the floor directly forward of the engine will fill with water off the deck if you take a wave over the bow or even while you are washing the boat. When I still had my 18' this was the single most frustrating aspect of that boat. I've spoken with people that have plumbed that compartment so they can pump the water out which would have been the next thing on my to-do list had I kept the boat. Some decent weather stripping may help but that "fish box" as I think it was called can be a real source of frustration when it comes to draining it. After years of scooping water out of that box while on my hands and knees, I made sure there were no compartments below the water line on my redone 20'.

I agree, That "fish box" rates real close to the top of the "useless / nuisance" scale, ..... right up there with mosquitos and cock roaches.

I seriously thought about putting an automatic bilge pump in there, but the little hand pump works so quick and easy, (and for about $20) that I figured I could better spend the ~$100 cost for the electric setup on other things.

Maybe when I run out of other things that need to be done, I'll put in the automatic pump setup.......


Darlene