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04-25-2006, 11:13 AM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Put the plugs back in before you get in the boat. 
Also don't leave the outboard down unless you want it to turn green and fuzzy. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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04-25-2006, 01:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Falmouth
Posts: 269
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Get the ping pong ball scuppers, I think you can get them at West Marine. Water goes out, but doesn't come in. I put them on a straight inboard Seacraft that used to get my feet wet when I would stand in the back corner.
They work great and best of all you don't have to worry about wondering if you left the plugs in after you left the boat.
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04-25-2006, 01:21 PM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 3,296
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what you might have to do is put the plugs in at the dock, then pull them when you are underway in order to drain that last water out, then obviously put them back in. or you can get the flaps or pingpong style of scupper that are supposed to stop this from happening.
Ball Scupper
http://www.thmarine.com/product.cfm?PRID=55
Flap Scupper
http://www.thmarine.com/product.cfm?PRID=57
this is a comon problem on a lot of boats. my old mako sat so low in the water that the scupper (there was only one) was glassed over. I had a hole going to the bilge and all water was pumped out. you want to talk about sleepless rainy nights.... |
i bent my wookie
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04-25-2006, 02:16 PM
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Boat by Day Surf by Night
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: North Granby, CT
Posts: 301
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Assuming you have no feedback steering so you don't go around in circles. As your idling out with no other boats around plug your scuppers. When the boat is moving forward the water inside gets sucked out. I have rubber flapper type scuppers BTW.....
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04-25-2006, 03:06 PM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
Posts: 7,181
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Leave them out..when you accelerate the water will drain out. You'll be glad they're out when you take a wave over the bow. Almost sank my boat in the surf at Brenton Reef on a school of good bass one year,took a good wave over the stern, full boat to my ankles, scuppers saved my a$$.
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04-25-2006, 03:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,316
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Originally Posted by fishaholic18
Leave them out..when you accelerate the water will drain out. You'll be glad they're out when you take a wave over the bow. Almost sank my boat in the surf at Brenton Reef on a school of good bass one year,took a good wave over the stern, full boat to my ankles, scuppers saved my a$$.
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I'll second this. Scuppers on some boats are DEFINITELY meant to be open while the boat in use. Parkers for example.
I've had the same experience, water to my ankles in a Parker. Put it in gear and moved away slowly after it happened and the water quickly drained away. |
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04-25-2006, 03:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,036
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Originally Posted by JeffH
Assuming you have no feedback steering so you don't go around in circles. As your idling out with no other boats around plug your scuppers. When the boat is moving forward the water inside gets sucked out. I have rubber flapper type scuppers BTW.....
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Jeff, I have the rubber type also and yes the boat is no feedback steering...Thanks guys |
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