[jjuriga]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

Yes, it does, and that's the choke point. You can get a look at the front of it thru the gap under the threshold.

The "bilge" is technically the space between the stringers, deck and hull. There is no "bilge" space in the fuel tank compartment, only a pipe running thru. That's important to know because it means the fuel tank compartment DOES NOT DRAIN. You must seal the hatch.

The "outside bilge" space, under the deck outside of the stringers, gets water from gunnel rodholders and various leak points. There are no drains to the center "bilge" thru the stringers except at the transom.. The water has to drain aft to get out. You need to clear the drain holes in the cross frames.


You will probably find large chunks of the deck bonding resin that have broken off over the years.... and screws, hooks, weights, and crabs....


Oh, newer V20s (late '80s???)had foam under the deck outside of the stringers...

THANKS for the info.. cleared a lot up in my mind as to how it drains! I'm certainly going to want to make sure all the drain holes are clean... I'm going to try to locate a spec drawing so I know where they all are.