Keeping water from comming up the drains
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willy
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pick up a set of toggle type garber plugs like you would use in the transom. put them in when you are out and about, right into the floor drains. just remember to pull them out when running in rough water bad conditions et so your boat stays a self bailing hull. tie a bright orange string to them so you won't forget them when you are leaving the boat in the water at the marina etc. it needs to be able to get rid of rain water etc.
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What about a set of those rubber scappers? I'm putting those on mine.
RidgeRunner
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Welcome to the v20 site.
The clear scuppers with the pingpong ball mounted externally work well to eliminate the flow into the boat and are a nice upgrade. The ball acts like a check valve, it lets water out so long as the water level is below the scupper, when the stern dips under the water the ball floats up and seals the hole. These are more durable than they look but do require a bit of maintenance because debris such as sticks and leaves will prevent them from working properly. The maintenance is easy, grip the clear housing on the outside firmly and turn the housing 1/8 turn to remove clean and inspect.
Chances are the boat has some scuppers there already but they aren't working properly.
The clear scuppers with the pingpong ball mounted externally work well to eliminate the flow into the boat and are a nice upgrade. The ball acts like a check valve, it lets water out so long as the water level is below the scupper, when the stern dips under the water the ball floats up and seals the hole. These are more durable than they look but do require a bit of maintenance because debris such as sticks and leaves will prevent them from working properly. The maintenance is easy, grip the clear housing on the outside firmly and turn the housing 1/8 turn to remove clean and inspect.
Chances are the boat has some scuppers there already but they aren't working properly.
RidgeRunner
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OOOps..
Did I read this thing wrong? I thought the floor drains went out the back thru the transom like my center console. The clear ones are definitely not for mounting on the side, only on the transom. I may have assumed too much.
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OOPS, i read the original post WRONG 
He says deck drains not motor well drain
He says deck drains not motor well drainThank you RidgeRunner. I considered them but have just one concern. When the side of my boat rubs against the pier, they would break. Those clear scuppers are made of plastic.
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You can do this, cut a round piece of about 1/16" thick rubber round a little bigger than the opening on the hull drain fitting and screw one screw on top of the circle on the deck fitting to create a "gate" kinda thingie, or you can buy that thruhull fitting in stainless only, but big $$$$$, Grady is using them.
RidgeRunner
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I read the post wrong and assummed the floor drains went out the back. I could not agree more. Plastic is not for the sides. I even questioned the quality for the transom but they worked great on my boat for 4 years before I sold it. It drained thru the transom.
randlemanboater
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Ah, the age old question.........
Willy's method is the only one that works so far.
But one day I'm going to figure it out.
Willy's method is the only one that works so far.
But one day I'm going to figure it out.
Pipe_Dream
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So your deck scuppers drain into the bilge?
reelapeelin
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Hey NYMack...did anybody ever tell you that you do purdy work?...
Stillrunning
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My deck draind into my splashwell and if we have a few people fishing or standing in the back of the boat it was an issue. I just kept a few plugs which went into the deck drains which worked just fine.
randlemanboater
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Hammer did, and I did too, they didn't work out too well, mainly because the bottom of the floor drains is at or just below the drains out the sides, and water, just like poop, will not flow uphill.