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09-06-2011, 06:48 PM
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SCUPPERS / CLAM SHELL
TO PREVENT WATER FROM COMING BACK UP THROUGH THE SCUPPERS WHILE UNDER WAY. HAS ANY ONE TRIED PUTTING A CLAM SHELL ON THE HULL COVERING THE HOLE. AND WOULD THIS ELIMINATE THE NEED TO PLUG THE SCUPPER HOLES THUS PREVENTING GYSERS
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09-06-2011, 08:58 PM
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Re: SCUPPERS / CLAM SHELL
Its not really the geysers, its just the AMOUNT of WATER that can come up through them. Take 2 big guys and stand them on the same side of the boat (gaffing a fish for instance) the deck will be flooded quickly. Clam shell wouldn't help that, some guys use ping-pong ball scuppers with good results.
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09-06-2011, 09:01 PM
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Re: SCUPPERS / CLAM SHELL
Yeah it'll create a vacuum, but you could just do a wedge in front of the scupper instead of the clamshell. I've always used 3/16 to 1/4 of the diameter of a drain as the height of the trailing edge for the wedge. You can also notch the wedge around the drain but I don't think it's necessary at all for what you want.
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