OK This is my first post so bear with me if it doesn't work correctly.<br />I reciently bought a 16ft Starcraft hull on a trailer...that is all that is left after the rotten wood removal.<br />How has anyone managed to devise a method keep the drainage passages under the inner hull ribs clear. I was thinking I could flush everything really well then cap the ends with Al screen and the entrances to each rib drain with a larger section an screen glued down with a bead of silicone.<br />As this boat sits aside my garage the water pools ahead of each rib and never drains. They clog with the slightest amount of debris. I could also foam the ribs closed and build up the floor and inch with canned foam and force to water over the top. But that raises the question as to whether canned foam retains water.<br />I want the beast to drain after I install the new floor!<br />Also, as I disassembled this thing I would suggest that the transom caps be sealed on all such boats. The water must run down the gunwales and land right on top of the transom plywood end pieces, they were dust as I took them apart.<br />Thanks, Mike
