Scuppers - No drilling, no filling

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I used Miles idea by filling in scupper area with solid polyester.

I hadn't removed the drain tubes until I did the bottom. When doing so, I decided not to use the factory setup but to do as Miles Offshore did by creating a solid tube of resin.

I waxed up some 1/2" PVC pipe with butchers wax (any type will do), used duct tape with an "X" cut in it to allow the PVC to go through. Also added a 1/2" coupler to make the top of the opening slightly larger than the bottom (not sure why I did that). After putting the PVC in the hole, I poured in polyester resin with chopped glass and milled fibers. Once the stuff was in the hole, I pushed the tube down and level with the bottom of the cockpit drain. I also waxed the area around the hole so I any stuff gets on there, It will peel right off. Once it sets up, the PVC will pull right out, and I'll have the hole where I wanted it. You can see just how close the hole was to the edge of that deck putty. It sure wasn't in the middle.