Seafari Scuppers and cap leaks

[McGillicuddy]

Hey Fred, I looked at several C*C Scorpions 212, 213 and 215 before finding the Seafari. Great looking boats love the bow flare, low free board and high asking prices held me back.

I'm not too uncomfortable with relying on the bilge pumps as I think the Cuddy keeps a lot of the water out anyway. Big concern would be with a wave over my 20" transom.

Based on Lost2a6's input I think closing them off may be the less risky fix and I won't have to worry about it again.

Thanks CSickNick, I like the thought of bronze pipe rather than brass tubing but how did you accommodate the flange angle to the dead-rise angle or is that just an optical illusion?

As usual, thanks for your input Bushwacker. Also, I found some .035" Moeller brass tubing but not sure if the thickness is enough, or what length. It looks like 1" O.D. x 4" will do the trick... Sound about right?