self bailing hull 74 22'2

[sonny]

anyone have any easy solutions to keeping the hull self bailing after closing in the transom.  i am leaving a cavity between the new transom and the new front wall of the transom.  one of the things about this hull i never really cared for is how low the original drain holes sat. i want to raise them up closer to the floor level.  anyone ever tried draining out the sides rather than the back on these boats?

[Capt. Bob]

anyone have any easy solutions to keeping the hull self bailing after closing in the transom.  i am leaving a cavity between the new transom and the new front wall of the transom.  one of the things about this hull i never really cared for is how low the original drain holes sat. i want to raise them up closer to the floor level.  anyone ever tried draining out the sides rather than the back on these boats?

Well Sonny,
I haven't posted up because I don't have a 74 22-2 but......
Since your looking for suggestions and remember I have no idea what your boat now looks like, how about setting the cockpit drains in each corner (at the transom) and drain like the CCP's do.

You would need to install thru hull drains below the waterline and pipe up to the deck. Keep expandable rubber plugs in the floor drains when launching and fishing and remove while underway to drain the cockpit. If your sitting still and it begins to rain, pull the plugs and head pressure (from the collecting rain) will force the water out.

I rather like the system myself and always keep two extra plugs within reach on my console. I check the hose connections via access plates on each side of the deck regularly but should one fail, I'd go over the side and plug the thru hull. There doesn't seem to be too many incidents of these failing, at least not reported on this forum and we do have several owners running this type of drainage system.

This is just a thought because I'm not familiar with the 22-2 in general and your rebuild in specific.

Good luck.

[Mad Dog]

Sunny, check out this rebuild thread.  Shine has a detailed description of his drains.  This is probably the way I'll drain my rebuild too.  The whole rebuild is worth a good look.  

http://www.classicaquasport.com/forum/v ... &start=240

[slippery73]

Im not to that point on my boat yet, but what I considered doing was taking the floor drain from the starboard side and running that out the port side transom, and vice versa. Basically just opposing the drain hoses so they exit opposite sides. This way when you have more weight at one corner of the boat normally your scupper would go under water and get your decks wet. With the hoses switched the scupper would still go under water but it would only fill the hose up so far because as one side goes down further the other side goes up. Havn't tried it yet, but it works in theory anyways. I was going to try some floor drain scuppers  and just use through hulls out the transom for this. This drain actually has a scupper ball in it rather than on the transom, looks nicer in my opinion and seems like it should work well.

Mod Edit:
Slip's old link was broken and I'm not sure this is what he originally had in mind (stated above) but you get the idea.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=11219&familyName=Perko+Bronze+Cockpit+Scupper

[DOCREED]

I have those scuppers and they work    ok.
Maybe mine are just old, but they let water in----maybe i need new balls:)

[slippery73]

When those balls get old they tend to shrivel up and sag a lot more. Might want to try some new ones.

[Capt. Bob]

When those balls get old they tend to shrivel up and sag a lot more. Might want to try some new ones.

Sounds like something my "loving' wife would say :cry:

[GoneFission]

         

             

[sonny]

SLIPPERY,  I LIKE THE IDEA OF CROSSING THE PORT AND STARBOARD DRAINS, THAT COULD BE BRILLIANT!  I AM PUTTING IN LINE SCUPPERS ON MINE, BUT I MIGHT CROSS THEM TOO. GOOD IDEA.  HAVE YOU HEARD ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT IN LINE SCUPPERS, ANY GOOD?

[slippery73]

I havn't heard much about the inline scuppers, I considered them but seems to me like they would clog easily. I didn't want to have to dig around in my transom to clean them out. Thats why im going with those ball drain type. Easier to clean for me, Ive got lots of trees in the yard with lots of acorns/berries etc. to clog thos things up.

[sonny]

I HEAR YA, I'M GONNA TRY THEM, THE WAY I AM BUILDING IT IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO REMOVE THEM.  I LOOKED AT YOUR GALLERY AND YOUR PROJECT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR. I KNOW THE PAIN YOU FELT WHEN WHEN YOU PEELED THE SKIN OFF OF THAT FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[Capt. Bob]

I HEAR YA, I'M GONNA TRY THEM, THE WAY I AM BUILDING IT IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO REMOVE THEM.  I LOOKED AT YOUR GALLERY AND YOUR PROJECT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR. I KNOW THE PAIN YOU FELT WHEN WHEN YOU PEELED THE SKIN OFF OF THAT FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Good luck Sonny and keep us posted.

Oh and Sonny, no need to shout