I have a 28’ Scout and it has the deck drain/bailing holes down where they will get beneath the waterline and flood the deck. Anyone got a solution to fix this? It’s a real PIA. Those little black flaps do little to nothing to prevent water intrusion.
Cross the scupper drain hoses (port deck drain to starboard thru-hull, and vice versa) if the deck is not fully below the waterline but close enough so that one side dips below the water as the boat heels over in the ocean or when more weight on that side.
If you are below the waterline at rest on both sides then you can try check valves put into the hoses (these work until they get dirty). These won’t dry the deck off until you get on plane and have the deck higher than the water though. The other option is to completely block each drain line with a shut off valve if you have a way to access the hoses easily from the cockpit since you will obviously want them to flow if you take on a lot of water and it needs to be bailed.
What I’d really try to do is redistribute the weight in your rig to get the stern higher. Move anything you can forward in the boat. Every little bit helps.
Scouts are famous for this, so it isn’t necessarily any problem with your own boat.
On my last Mako I called the situation automatic cockpit washdown.
Just make sure everybody wears shrimp boots in the wintertime.
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There are no hoses…just holes…:-(…Problem is that it floods the deck where the fish boxes are with warm sea water that does a great job at melting ice.
post some pics of the drain thru hulls if you can
I have some ideas
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My Whaler has the same problem. I went to the lab and borrowed two hard rubber stoppers of the correct size and plugged hole from inside. If I need to drain I can easily just kick them out and they will function as drains. They are heavy and don’t blow out of boat when trailering when just loose on floor. Keeps the bilge pump from working overtime.
I had a 06 Bay Scout that did the same thing. I bought the boat new and it came with 2 plugs that could be used to plug them. They were the brass type like you would use in your transom.
I never used them but, it was aggravating if it was cold and wearing tennis shoes[:0].
NN
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I love my Scout, hate my drain plugs
Scout 185
plug from the inside if possible, but like phin said, there should be a hose connecting the deck drain to the outside
Im 200 miles from my Scout right now. I will get a pic. Thanks for the input. I wish it had the hose. My Tidewater does and I have no problems. Its just a drain. It is partially below the waterline, as part of it on the outside is bottom painted.
Was this boat designed with the scuppers below the water line? Doesn’t seem logical.
If not, what has caused the boat to become heavy aft? That’s the question that needs answering.
I have a Scout 185 that had a 150 Yamaha on it and the scuppers were under water. I now have a 130 Yamaha on it (both 2 strokes)and scuppers are now above. However, any weight in the back will allow water in, as with launching the boat. I have had 3 185s now all with the same problem.
It was not as big of an issue in a 26’ I fished for 3 years with twin 150 4 strokes.
Scout 185
Looper is right. It is definitely a poor design. As mentioned I would say they are about 1/3 below the water line. I owned an Actioncraft bay boat with a similar design. There are no weight issues, when you are running its dry, again. The big issue is when you are stopped fighting a fish and you get some current or a wave on your azz. Couple that with an angler and a gaff man, and then you get water…flooding the ice in the under deck fish boxes. I think I am going to have some special plugs made. I just have to remember to takee them out at the dock.
I use Kayak plugs to plug the scuppers in my flats boat when I have 3 or more people in it. They fit perfectly. I suggest measuring the diameter of your scuppers at the deck then go to West Marine and find a plug that fits. They have lots of different sizes. Just remember to pull them when you put the boat away!
My plugs are $10 each which is way too much for the plug itself, but a very cheap solution to the problem.
my 2001 seapro has done it since the first day. i just use white duct tape on the outside to stop it. i would like to find a couple of corks or whatever to put on the inside but have not found any large enough. tried a golf ball but just a smidge too small diameter.
So Scout designs these boats with their floor/scuppers below the water line? That’s interesting.
Like I said earlier. They are not the only ones to do this. Also the newer Sportfisher seems to have a better design. The scuppers on this model are on the hull actualIy where the hull and deck meet. The best design is the the drain on the deck, with the hose, like Phin and Chris discussed.
In my 2004 Scout 185 I just keep the plugs in until I need to drain. They pretty much stay in all winter and out all summer.
2004 Scout 187 Sportfish
115 Yamaha
I think all Scouts have the same problem with the scuffers. I replaced mine with the one with ping pong balls, still leaks so I installed a auto bilge pump on the deck and no more water.