That's the dilemma. Close them off and loose the self bailing feature, keep them and have wet feet. I compromised and plugged the drains when needed, on cold days mostly.

I keep a pair of rubber plugs on board for that reason...when I'm fishing live bait and have a 30 gal tank on the deck, then two guys are at the stern, puttin out lines or playin' fish, she gets a little wet back there...other than that, I typically don't need 'em

what i am thinking on doing is plug all the holes and drill 2 holes adding to bulkheads draining to the bilge

well some more updates after all the rain in Florida finally i had a chance to do some work to the boat here are some pics

some fiberglass work
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps66105551.jpg

final product for today

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...psd5afb2cf.jpg

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...psf1e99535.jpg

i use this to bond

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...psa0cb280a.jpg

the motor is in :beer: lol now can any one tell me how to wire it to the gauges
some pic for updates
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...psf8c387f4.jpg

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps12158ef0.jpg

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps35e917b4.jpg

Don't look now but you have a hole in the transom!! :fam:

Lol I know I have a small square of ss

Very nice!! Only other one Ive ever seen with a bracket:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...t/IM000033.jpg



Incidentally I ran into him later that day in my 18 and had to tow him in. :haha:

i hope i wont need to get tow that suck but his boat looks good

Manny.. looking good! That bracket setup looks clean, I love it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing you're in Miami judging by the 305 number on the bracket? I was born and raised there :beer: