Drain plug

[highseas]

Hello, great BB.<br />I am a new boat owner, can someone help me on this.<br /><br />I have a 16ft semi flat boat(side counsel, Boston whaler looking) it has 4 drain plugs. 1 is located on the very bottom and I know its for the hull and it should be plugged when in the water. My bilge pump is in there . The other 2 plugs are on the transom and I usally plug them too but no water comes in them since they are above water level. The last drain plug is in the floor near the stern by the transom. This one is for the deck and the exit hole is bove the hull plug. I do not cover this plug, do I need to? (it does not have scculpers (SP?)I think it is a 90 degree plastic pipe from the deck hole to to the exit hole. I leave it unplugged so when it rains the water will drain from the deck and when underway I leave it unplugged. Only little bit of water comes in and out( no more then 2 cups) but nothing to worry about( I think) should I be plugging this drain when underway and at dock or is it ok to leave it unplugged at all time?

 

[MajBach]

Re: Drain plug

Your boat is self-bailing. The top three holes should not be plugged.

 

[highseas]

Re: Drain plug

Thank you.

 

[Northern Eclipse]

Re: Drain plug

Yes Majbach is right the holes for the motor well are to be open, so if you slow down quick and flood the well, it can drain, but if the open holes are below the water line with boat at dockside then you are stern heavy and since your a new boater keep in mind that those upper holes should remain above water line when boat is loaded with gear and people, if the well is flooding at rest, then your overloaded, that goes for the bilge discharge also, many a small craft and lives have been lost because the boater ignored that warning or stuffed bungs in those drains because the motor well was flooding and have sunk themselves with their own backwash.

 

[Link]

Re: Drain plug

Friendy Bump to make sure highseas, see's reply by Northern Eclipse as it was almost off the radar.<br />^ bump ^