What about this???

[BillPutney]

Thanks all I knew I'd get some good fixes from the wealth of experience the site offers.I got the boat in 98 and have had nothing done to the floor drains , so whatever is there came from the previous owner/owners. I know from the previous guy that I'm at least the 4th.At one time there was a fighting chair mounted in the bow on top of the stg. comp. And at on time there was one mounted on top of the motor cover when it was an i/o.Itcame with a spotting tower that folded down also.I have one of the fighting chairs in my stg. bldg.The 1st. owner fished offshore out of Hatteras, nc I don't know about the 2nd. but the guy I bought it from fished the chesapeake bay mainly drift fishing with the wife and daughters.It had 130 screw holes around the cap and console for rod holders/drink holders/forward bimini and such.Your diagnosis about the modification to the bottom fits with this scenario.Believe iy or not the bilge stays bone dry currently.I ran the boat about 160 miles weekend before last from Carolina Beach NC to Myrtle Beach SC and points beyond ,left it in the water for three days and when I hauled it out at the ramp on a steep incline , no water .I do see the concern you guys have down the road if this is not rectified .I greatly appreciate all your comments.

Bill