Drain hole in my 1983 V20 step-lift

[phatdaddy]

Like Pipe says, it drains to the bilge and eventually out the drain in the transom. If you re seeing water in there, the hull has to be raise pretty high in the bow to get it to drain. If it***8217;s still not draining, it s probably a blockage in the pvc pipe under the fuel tank.

I ll see if i can find some pics

[steplift20]

That’s normal.

[phatdaddy]

Hers is a shot of the hull meeting the bulkhead that the cabin wall rest on, This is looking stern to bow. The anchor line locker also drains through here.

[bilgsmf]

I was stressing that I was going to need a drain hose! Thank God, one less thing to worry about.

[phatdaddy]

When I replaced the deck under the pedestal chairs I put in a hatch right outside of the cabin. This gave me access to that area to use as storage and dry it out. Also allowed me to get to the PVC drain pipe under the fuel tank to flush it out.

[bilgsmf]

What year is your V20? Do you have pictures of your boat and your mods?

[phatdaddy]

It s an 83, I bought it in 91. On it s third motor, all 150 Mercs.



this is the deck hatch I added. Was concerned because it is a high traffic area, but has held up well.




Lotta space under there



Not a boat mod, but adding this ramp to the boat shed was the best thing I ve done. Makes loading and unloading very easy.