direct draining ?

[plugger]

It must have another proper name<br />HERES WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT...<br />i have a newer mako 17' cc<br />it can sit slipside for a week or more between trips.if it rains water <br />seems to acumulate in the lower <br />inside hull around the pump.when enough it will auto pump out (fine)<br />execpt one time when the pump float hung up draining the battery .now the mako is one of the better makes out there.does anyone offer a direct over<br />board draining boat in a small boat<br /><br />i know... and i have a full boat cover <br />but ..... a major p.i.a to <br />store and tie down properly<br />not to speak about gull sh*t

 

[blifsey]

Re: direct draining ?

Are you talking about a self bailing boat? They have two holes in the back where water that comes into boat can escape. I think these are usually for sea water that gets in over bow or transom though. I don't know if they're for rain water accumulation.

 

[22WRF]

Re: direct draining ?

You can add a scupper(s) in the transom just above the floor. (Scupper = rubber valve that allows water to run out but not back in.)<br />2 3/4" from West Marine $7.95<br /><br />On a 17' I would use 2 <br />This will make it self-bailing

 

[plugger]

Re: direct draining ?

Its self bailing two scupers at rear.<br />The forward cast deck and anchor<br />locker both drain into the lower hull not over board, water gets into both <br />when it rains and when i hose it down

 

[tscott]

Re: direct draining ?

Does your pump have a seperate float or a built in one? I had a seperate float and it hung up a couple of times so I replaced it with a unit that had a built in float. <br />It has a screen to keep the junk out of it so it doesn't hang up. I have never had a problem and it works great.

 

[mattttt25]

Re: direct draining ?

go with stratos' recommendation. you won't find a boat with a bilge that doesn't accumulate water, self-bailing or not. if you keep it in the water, upgrade to a bilge pump that has a built in float, and not the cheap lever style.<br /><br />also, what i do is keep only one battery on while the boat sits, and let that power my automatic bilge pump. if it drains it, i switch over to the second battery to start. good luck-

 

[plugger]

Re: direct draining ?

what im descibing is no more than a gallon or such,more anoying than anything....i just see it as poor design<br />pump/float must be internal<br />least ways i cant see any