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Unread 02-05-2012, 07:56 AM
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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.

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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.
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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.

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Is there a reason to NOT run a traditional splashwell?
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I would have to fab one up and really didn't want to lose that room in the back with a bulky port to starboard splashwell. My floor ended up 3/4 of an inch higher than factory height. And with the light weight 135 HP I might be able to get set with ball scuppers.
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you just thinking to much!! my old v just drained all to the bilge and i would just pump out when needed, i had my boat filled to the gunnles and it still floated you will never have that much water in there, unless there is something bad going on like me with a 10 foot wave!

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