Va Beach v20 project

Mike a scupper works as a one way type valve allowing water out of the boat through a transom hole but a flapper on the outside does not allow water to come back inside the boat. search scupper on google
 
As Kracker Jack stated above, a scupper is nothing more than a way to let water out of the boat automatically....it can be a hole or a channel. On most small boats it's a hole, and on large boats it's a channel. A check valve, which can be simply a flapper at the end of the hole or a more complicated ball assembly inside the hole keeps the water from coming back in. :beer:
 
guy i work with has a two ball scuppers mounted in the bilge through the transom. he has plugs that fit so he can plug them off if needed, but he says that if he takes a wave any water in the boat gets sucked out when he is moving by the prop. kinda neat idea just not sure how well it would work and not sure i like the idea of any hole in the boat bieng below the water line
 
Orlando said:
guy i work with has a two ball scuppers mounted in the bilge through the transom. he has plugs that fit so he can plug them off if needed, but he says that if he takes a wave any water in the boat gets sucked out when he is moving by the prop. kinda neat idea just not sure how well it would work and not sure i like the idea of any hole in the boat bieng below the water line
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We have always put our plugs on the inside of the bilge on our garboard drain. This would allow us to pull the plug from the inside when we on plane to allow water to drain out. One hole below the water line is good enough for me!!! LOL!!
 
I will be glassing the bottom of my sole tomorrow with a single layer of 1.5 ounce CSM. And of course pictures will follow. I will also be setting up and installing my tele-flex and controls chase pipe from my console to my transom.
 
Kracker Jack said:
We have always put our plugs on the inside of the bilge on our garboard drain. This would allow us to pull the plug from the inside when we on plane to allow water to drain out. One hole below the water line is good enough for me!!! LOL!!
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When I used to have 15' Steury that's always how we drained the bilge.
Come up on plane and pull the plug.. the water drains out really quickly, and then you simply put the plug back in. Never even heard of putting a plug on the outside of the hull till I moved up in size to my first V20 :head:
 
I have had my fair share of leaning over the transom and pulling the plug from the outside to drain water. It's not easy when on plane!
 
i have an 1100gph bilge pump,backed up by a 750 gph pump. i put plugs in both sides of the drain, because my boat doesnt have a threaded plug and i want to be damn sure they stay put
 
If you need an extra set of hands on setting the motor or anything like that kracker let me know, i live off of rosemont and can lend a quick hand if needed from time to time.
 
Orlando said:
If you need an extra set of hands on setting the motor or anything like that kracker let me know, i live off of rosemont and can lend a quick hand if needed from time to time.
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I appreciate the offer. My dad has a forklift so hanging the motor is going to be cinch. Thank you. My mom and dads place is off Sandbridge Rd (thats where the boat is for now), by MARGIE AND RAYS seafood restraunt. come check out the build when ever you want I will be there all day tomorrow.
 
Here are some pictures from today. The chase tube fabrication went very smooth. I didnt exactly like drilling a hole through a newly replaced stringer but i'll get over it. The hole drilled through the sringer was drilled slightly larger to allow thickened resin to bed the tube and seal the raw wood. I also took some more pictures with the console in to show my setup.
 

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So here is my new choice of power for my v20!!! what do you guys think? Should I keep the 2 hp on my v20 or put it back on my flat back canoe? LOL!!!
 

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I increased the diameter of the two drains on my splashwell and added the one-way scuppers. After one trip, I decided to remove the rubber flaps because they seemed to impede the draining process. When I'm anchored, water runs in and out of my splashwell, but it doesn't seem to cause any problems. With a 20" transom, the water is gonna get in there regardless, and I'd rather have it drain quickly than trickle through the flapper valve. This was the best pic I could find of it.
 

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awthacker said:
I increased the diameter of the two drains on my splashwell and added the one-way scuppers. After one trip, I decided to remove the rubber flaps because they seemed to impede the draining process. When I'm anchored, water runs in and out of my splashwell, but it doesn't seem to cause any problems. With a 20" transom, the water is gonna get in there regardless, and I'd rather have it drain quickly than trickle through the flapper valve. This was the best pic I could find of it.
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I cant seem to quit make out that picture. I see the transom ladder and what looks to be like a plastic bottle of some sort?
 
Chase diameter

Kracker:

I recommend you dry your rigging thru that chase before you mount the deck. It looks relatively small in the pics with several 90 degree corners that may makes rigging a real pain. Especially if your going to use mechanical steering!

Keep up the good work.

Kamikaze
 
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