YIKES 1979 20ft seacraft HELP PLEASE

[Will Work For Boats]

Originally Posted by NoBones

Almost at a loss for words..... really.... ! Hard to believe I know..

Ugh, when you have holes in the bottom of your boat, they are
for one or two things !!! WATER IN or WATER OUT !!

Maybe a Coast Guard, Power Squadron course etc. might do you some good..

Never ceases to amaze me people like you are on the water !

Never ceases to amaze me that someone has to come in being ignorant. I have never seen holes in a boat below the waterline. Not in my 24 ft chris craft which has them above the waterline. Quite possibly you could have answered the question without the bs Maybe a guy hasn't owned a boat with these before but then again maybe you know every single vehicle made and what all its components are right.

From what I know this forum is for people who are looking for help. If I was easily discourage I would probably just not ask questions anymore but I am in fact trying to finish my boat and do so properly. If you don't like the fact that I am in this forum asking questions about things I don't know then maybe you can find somewhere else to go pop off with your smart a$$ comments while the nice gentlemen of this forum help me finish my ultimate fishing boat.

To those who had the respect to answer my question Thank you.

Now my second part to the question would be do most of you leave them in or remove them. This is going to be a fresh water boat which will fish lake Erie replacing one of my smaller boats. We do see 3-6 seas often. Again thank you guys

[Basketcase]

Originally Posted by Will Work For Boats

Now my second part to the question would be do most of you leave them in or remove them. This is going to be a fresh water boat which will fish lake Erie replacing one of my smaller boats. We do see 3-6 seas often. Again thank you guys

You'll get mixed answers on this, but I glassed over mine and am installing scuppers through the transom above the waterline. Some people like the through floor ones, citing that they make a vacuum while running that can drain a deck quickly. For me, I'm eliminating as many holes below waterline as I can so I did what I did. You definitely want a scupper of some sort whether it be out the back or down.

Bones. That was kinda rude. Cut the kid some slack! Lol.

[wattaway2]

as for the thru the deck drain plugs I never found them to be a big deal I would just put the plugs in while using the boat and when or if any water started collecting on the deck get the boat moving pull one plug get a lil more weight on that side and it would suck the water out shortly .Removed while on the trailer they kept water from getting into the bilge. If I remember correctly with the boat docked overnight I pulled them and let them drain (even with the 225 evinrude on the back ) but you need to keep them in while using the boat IMHO

[Will Work For Boats]

Thanks guys. I think I'm going to bring them above the waterline connected through a rubber hose to a thru hull fitting. I might also just drop it straight to the bilge as it will be an auto bilge. What do you guys think on this. I don't fish in the rain much and don't really play in five footers much but occasionally we'll take a big wave over the bow when we get stuck but other than that it's a once a year thing