V-20 builds with brackets (what would you have done different)

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Originally Posted by willy

Anything that weighs much more than a 115 Johnson two stroke on a 28" bracket will put the scuppers below the water line. Just an opinion for you from experience.

I plan to raise the deck but I was curious as to whether it can be raised high enough to fight the scupper issue. I was also considering routing the scuppers to drain on opposite sides to help.

My 18 was pretty bad about letting water in especially if a couple of people were standing in a corner.