20ft. CC scupper repair/replacement

[pianewman]

Well, the scuppers are all replaced. Won't get the boat on the water till next week, at the earliest, so...

I asked Coastal Fiberglass to do the repair. I worked with him (Craig Bosman), and he's a "get her done" sort of guy, and isn't real big on finesse. He thought the method described here was way too complicated, and right or wrong, I let him do the job anyway (We're just trying to get the boat on the water. If we decide to keep it, the ensuing repairs will be a bit more fastidious).

The front scupper was mounted in what appeared to be closed-cell foam. It didn't appear to have been compromised, although it felt a bit damp. Unconcerned, Craig cleaned it out, slathered a good bit of "Life-Calk" on the new (plain sleeve, one end flared) bronze scupper, and we used the flaring tool to flare the other end.

Did the other 2 scuppers the same way. The port scupper had a hole on the stern side of the wood block, and Craig thinks this is where the water was getting in. He used a router bit to grind away some material. It didn't seem to be rotted at all, just a void in the wood. He filled the hole with the Life-Calk before inserting the new sleeve.

This was not the way I would have done it, but in reality, this boat will never win any awards for fit-and-finish, and given the condition of the boat, I felt the 'quick and dirty" replacement would be just fine. I don't have the time or expertise to do the job myself, although now, after having watched it done, I know how to do it next time.

Hope the "next time" doesn't come too soon...