I used to have a 25' John Allmand. Good heavy boat... kinda thin in the beam for it's size, but sturdy... I was coming in from a trip downshore to the Shrewsbury rocks ... going up false hook channel when I ran into a storm just as the tide was changing. Another boat and I were about 100 feet apart as we started to go through the rip right at the tip of Sandy Hook. We would disappear from view of each other as we rose and fell on the waves.. easily 5-8 feet high. Scary as all sh!t.
I like the idea of enlarging the drain scuppers. Since I'm going to start work on my 21's soft deck shortly I think I'll do that in the process......and some type of backflow preventer will most definently be installed in them also. 
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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Last edited by Destroyer; 01-16-2012 at 10:37 PM.
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