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That's some good looking glass work. I'm glad to see you're still making progress.
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thanks guys, I just hope I didnt add too much weight back there. Been keeping the shop at 80 for an hour after layingup and the resin has been setting up nice. I'm using a winter resin that stays thin and cures when temps are inconcistent.
I had deck drains thru the transom with check balls. Has anyone converted to side drains or modified to improve the previous setup. I'm powering with a 200 hpdi if I can find one. |
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I put my drains out the side. I used inline check valves that TH Marine makes. It works pretty good except about once a year I have to disassemble the check valves and clean out all the dog hair that gets in there and clogs it up. If you don't have a dog it will work pretty good.
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On one of REEL's boats he had the drains going out the back wall of the cockpit instead of the floor...don't know if it makes it better or not.
I bought a set of drains like he has but have yet to put them in. Maybe he will come along and post a pic and give a review.
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I DO NOT recommend eliminating the side discharge thru hulls. I did on mine and have the deck drains emptying into the splashwell to eliminate two extra holes in the hull. Drains a lot slower and whatever crud you have on your deck ends up in the splash well. Sounded like a good idea, just didn't work that way.
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If it were me Johnson, I'd run them out the sides of the hull instead of through the transom. Don't need to drill any more holes in the wood at or even below the water line than you have to. I would wait to hang the outboard first and see how she floats before drilling the new ones too. You want them to be as high as possible, but they need to drain well too.
p.s. I can tell thats gonna be a sweet looking V.
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Thanks Bradford, The thought crossed my mind to wait and see the water line. I will be at the shop tomorrow to see how that lays out.
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That is a good idea...what you have is very similar to what Reel had.
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Here is how I did my deck drains. I thought about going out the side but figured if I ever took on a good amount of water it would drain better going out the back if I could get up some speed.
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