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2. If you look under your boat you should see something like this on the bottom of the hull offset from the center near the back
![](https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/data/500/bronze_water_pickup_strainer.jpg)
When you look in the bilge hopefully yours won't look like the bilge in my '92 230 Explorer
![](https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/data/877/230_bilge2.JPG)
So many things wrong with this setup and I was warned of danger by our membership - the shutoff was plastic and could snap off - which it did when I tried to unscrew it from the through hull. If that had happened when out in the water, there would not have been anyway to shut it off. A low volume pump was provided (maybe 700 gal per hour) for the washdown and also the baitwell (see the "y" installed).
This is what it looks like now.
![](https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/data/500/68raw_water_washdown6.JPG)
I replaced plastic shutoff with a bronze ballcock, added good hose and also added a 5 gal/min washdown pump with strainer
![](https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/data/500/68raw_water_washdown5.JPG)
3. As long as your boat is still self bailing (scuppers above waterline) and your bilge pump automatically comes on, you should be ok.