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November 19, 2010, 12:05:40 PM
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Dirty

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Scupper solution for 170
« on: November 19, 2010, 12:05:40 PM »
I bought an old 1976 170 aquasport and it has a wash down deck with scuppers in the back. When I bought the boat, There was a pile of different types of scupper parts in the one front compartment. The guy that sold me the boat got rid of it because he could never get the scuppers to seal properly. He tried the stock flaps, the ping pong ball type and everything else he could find. But apparently never had luck with any of them.

Well when I got the boat I was faced with the same problem. I tried a few different things that didn't seemed to work out very well. Then I took and old inner tube from a tractor and cut the stock sized flaps out of it. I haven't had a problem since.

Just thought I'd put this out there incase it helps someone.

November 19, 2010, 08:30:23 PM
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akbridge

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Re: Scupper solution for 170
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 08:30:23 PM »
Sounds interesting.  Got pics?  Where is the seal made?

November 20, 2010, 09:34:26 AM
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Boatdood

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Re: Scupper solution for 170
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2010, 09:34:26 AM »
In that model and year Aquasport the floor drains were very close to the outside water level with no one in the boat. The apparent intention was to allow the boat to self bail when left at a dock, and there's nothing wrong with that approach. By doing so the interior depth is maximized and generally that is considered a good thing. In later years the floor level was raised a few inches in an attempt to let it bail with people on board, but several inches of interior depth were lost. It's an un-avoidable trade off. With the floor of the boat under water level while it is in use a scupper must seal perfectly to keep all the water out of the boat. When the flapper gets old and stiff, distorted, or simply has a bit of trash in it, water flows in. The best solution is to put the drain plugs in those floor drains while you're in the boat. The boat was supplied with drain plugs when it was new for that purpose, but today so many people think it's a design flaw if they need a drain plug.

 


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