Finally,my new 1974 Tsunami.

[1bayouboy]

I think you need to post a photo of all those lures laid out...there might be some classics in there.

[bigeasy1]

Thanks for the comments guys,maybe i can donate the bike to the Smithsonian haha,.I thought about cleaning up the lures,but tossed them instead.I did find some good stuff though, like a nice dial tourque wrench,four downrigger weights,at least twenty 1lb drop weights,and a bunch of Blacks releases.
I have a question regarding the floor drains.I know that they drain thru the bottom of the hull,but what material connects the floor drain to the outlet? Is it a plastic or metal tube?,i haven't had a chance to look.
Do they ever rupture,or leak into the bilge?,and could i put scuppers out the transom if i replace it?
I also noticed that there were plugs in the floor drains,does that much water come onto the deck?.I will be using it to troll the great lakes and am wondering if i used a washdown pump while trolling at 2-3mph if it would drain ok.
I currently have a 22'Trophy with transom scuppers,which work pretty good unless i have too much weight in the stern.Are the Seacraft floor drains better or worse at draining water?
Thanks again
John R.

[oldbluesplayer]

First - Congrats on a Sweet boat - gotta admit I'm kinda partial to red SeaCrafts

the 23's, from all reports here, don't seem to have the same level of wet deck syndrome as the 20's do, but being an IO it may well sit lower in the stern and have more of a problem that way - I generally keep plugs in my 20 seafari drains, just cause I don't like a wet deck, but it does self bail pretty well even at a low trolling speed.

The drain tubes, if originals, are brass, and go down thru a hardwood block set between, and glassed in, between the hull and the liner - if that boat has spent it's life in the Great Lakes, the chances of serious corrosion on those is minimal, but age does take it's toll, and quite a few here have discussed replacing them.

Ford 351's were good engines, but if it's sour, I'd just swap it out for a chevy 350, they are much more common these days in marine applications.

again - congrats - nice boat !!!

Bill