drain hole configurations?

[Kracker Jack]

Can you guys post some pics of your drain hole in your transom? I have one hole that I have drilled already for my garboard or bulge drain. Me and REEL talked about this already and he mentioned putting 2 drain holes for sump well on my floor,1 hole for each side of the motor bracket. All advice is welcome. And yes I know I will have pics up soon to better explain

[smokeonthewater]

mine has two holes in the splashwell, one each side... It worx n stuff:)

[Kracker Jack]

I don't know if I'm saying this in the correct terms. But I'm not putting back the actually free floating type splash well. I'm keeping my transom open except for the 3 walled splash box I'm building off the floor around my sump well the height of the 25" inch sides of my transom. Sorry if I'm using the wrong terms. Did yall actually put 2 drain plugs down in the sunken box in the floor? I'm also putting a bulge pump in this recessed hole also to pump out deck water. Do I need to build this 3 sided raised box off the floor? I'm kinda second guessing my original design now. I mean they had to have drain holes in these recessed wells to drain while on land or trailer.

[smokeonthewater]

If I understand you correctly you are planning to have a splashwell that reaches all the way down to the floor? If that's the case, I'd reconsider..... the deeper the well, the more water could come in and the longer it would take to drain.

[Kracker Jack]

The 3 sided box was gonna have a half moon in the front and half moon cutouts back at the transom to allow deck water to drain back into the recessed sump well . But the 3 sided wall or splash box would also keep a lot of water from coming over the 20" part of my transom and flooding the deck. Kinda like a hybrid 25" inch transom. I put the recessed sump well in the floor the get rid of the imediate water off the deck. Then pump out with a bilge pump when needed. And if in a bad situation I could pick up and run and pull the 2 plugs to drain the water quicker along with the sump mounted bilge pump.

[smokeonthewater]

Is there a reason to NOT run a traditional splashwell?

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

Can you guys post some pics of your drain hole in your transom? I have one hole that I have drilled already for my garboard or bulge drain. Me and REEL talked about this already and he mentioned putting 2 drain holes for sump well on my floor,1 hole for each side of the motor bracket. All advice is welcome. And yes I know I will have pics up soon to better explain

I'd like to see the way you've configured yours 1st hand...floor level inside vs water level outside the hull will dictate what kind and where drainage...from what I can tell, bilge pumps will be muy importante!!...

[Kracker Jack]

Here is what I have as of yesterday. the other picture is the style of wall or "splash well" i want to build around the sump well in the floor.There would be three half moons cut out at the bottom of the wall to let water from the floor drain into the sump well. I would also have flot switch operated pump in the sump well to pump out water.

[smokeonthewater]

The pic on the right is what I call a normal splashwell and is the same thing my V has factory... the only difference is that it has, and I suggest building, a floor in it that angles back to floor level at the transom and draining it through the transom instead of into the sump... then whatever water hits your deck would still drain to the sump and be pumped out.

[Kracker Jack]

like Maco joe said im thinking to hard. what i kinda want to know also when the boat is on the trailer how does the sump drain from rain water? i take it there is a drain plug i need to drill in that recessed sump well? I apoligize for asking all these questions but the po had the transom set up all wrong he had the sump well draining into the bilge, and the only other v20 ive been on was my dads and it was a self bailing with a higher floor.