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V21 boat - where do the rod holders drain ?
More to the point - while the side panel is off to run new motor switch wiring, it's obvious that the rod holders drain into the hull.
There's foam at the base - where the deck meets the side, and that foam therefore gets wet - so then where does the water go ? If water was poured into the rod holder, or if water gets in while the panel is off, anyone know if there's a channel to migrate the water away ? Or, does that foam get wet - stay wet - water continually collects under the deck, and ultimately cause issues. 
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06-07-2013, 05:07 PM
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My V20 is the same...drains into the bilge and gets pumped out by the bilge pump. You could buy caps for them and keep them covered when not in use.
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06-07-2013, 06:08 PM
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My 21 had foam on the outside of the stringers, under the rod boxes as well...and like you, I didn't want water in there...so here's what I did...
   And after installation, ran the hoses back to the bilge...bearing dust caps, cheap thru-hulls, hose and hose clamps...I could leave the plug out and run water from a garden hose through there...lol...worked like a charm... HEY RB...have ya found this plumbin' job yet??
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Last edited by reelapeelin; 06-07-2013 at 06:13 PM.
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06-07-2013, 07:16 PM
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Greenie... look up my post where I showed my boat with the deck off. My floor was soft, so I removed it to strengthen it.. I redid all the wood on the underside and then glassed it to seal it from getting wet like that again. But when I had the cap off, I found that all the foam was soaked... I literally filled several garbage cans with completely saturated foam... to answer your question, no, the water does NOT drain anywhere that I could find. Yes, there were some very small holes between the compartments, but with the foam in the way of them most of the water just stays trapped in the compartments. That saturated foam added LOTS of pounds of weight, to say nothing of the stink from sitting there. I had to carve it all out and then refoam everything. What a pain. .,... But now my deck is strong, and my boat is several hundred pounds lighter. And when I had the cap off I took the opportunity to reinforce the transom where the bracket is... there's a gap of about 3/4 of an inch where the bracket comes through, and I filled that with putty and then glassed across that to the stringer on both sides.
Use Reelapeelin's solution to fix the problem or do like I did and just use a solid pipe cap on the bottom to prevent any water from getting into the boat in the first place. (You get them from home despot in the plumbing section). Reel, that's one hell of a great solution to the problem.  I was thinking of going with these units from eBay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/PERKO-SPD-2-...#ht_3149wt_908 but after seeing your fix I may just go that way instead.
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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. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. Last edited by Destroyer; 06-07-2013 at 07:21 PM.
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12-03-2013, 05:30 PM
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Formerly - 89 cuddy 165hp I/O and 95 V21 / 150 Honda When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
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