I have the same problem everyone has with Scouts and that is the deck filling up with water, and having to run wide open for it to drain.
My shrimping partner asked me last night, why not just install floor drains that go straight to the bilge?
Has anyone done this before? It seems like a good idea, but I wanted to see if anyone has done this before i go cutting holes in the floor of the boat.
Thanks,
Brandon
just make sure your bilge is up and running strong if you do that. Just do what i do on my seapro, i have a few foam plugs, I plug off the drains before i put the boat in the water. if any water does get into the boat, i just pull a plug as i am rolling along.
“The amount of money I’ll be makin would hurt your parents feelings. Remember the class where I taught you all how to make it rain? That’s what I’ll be doin every night, dollar…dollar…bills y’all.”
I have plugs in it, it is just aggrevating to be standing in water after about half a set of poles shrimping, or after throwing for bait, and then having to run wide open to clear it out.
i feel your troubles. i have them all the time. My only concern with a floor drain that dumped into the blidge is bilge pump failure and a lot of water.
“The amount of money I’ll be makin would hurt your parents feelings. Remember the class where I taught you all how to make it rain? That’s what I’ll be doin every night, dollar…dollar…bills y’all.”
I’ve got a 07 162sf and I keep the plugs out while shrimping. I also invested in a nice pair of rubber boots for when it’s a little cooler. Shimano makes a nice pair. That should correct the problem.
DON’T drain directly into the bilge. Plumb the drains into one of these instead…
Iain Pelto
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DON’T put in drains to the bilge. The best solution is to plumb them overboard, if at all possible. Not that hard to do as long as your deck is above water level. My experience is if you depend only on a bilge pump, bad things will happen…dead battery, pump failure, etc. A possible end result in that scenario is a sunk boat.
“Never argue with an idiot…he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.”
It has drains, they are below the waterline when you have weight in the boat. I weigh about 240, so when I am in the back of the boat water is coming in the drains. I keep a plug in them, but you have to get moving to get them to drain when you pull the plug. It just gets a little aggrevating doing this and I was looking for other options. I agree, with my luck the battery would die and I would be sinking out there if I plumb it straight into the bilge.
Thanks for all of the replies.
Would this maybe solve your problem?
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=23096&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10106&subdeptNum=10464&classNum=10467
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quote:I've got those on my boat, and they don't work for crap. I'm still working on a good solution for this.
Originally posted by TexasRedWould this maybe solve your problem?
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=23096&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10106&subdeptNum=10464&classNum=10467
Duck Bill scuppers have helped my Key West. I do open the floor inspection plate when shrimping to let the water drain into the bilge and then pump it out. Folks it is not a lot of water we are talking about. I don’t think we have to worry about sinking a boat here.
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