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06-26-2012, 10:19 PM
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Scuppers under the water line?
Just test drove an 89 20" SeaCraft (tracker?)
Water came in the scuppers when we were at the Dock. Drained when the boat was pulled on trailer but What if we are planning on mooring? Will it drain and What about rainwater draining? Also 2 soft spots Next to where the seat was. Nothing is there now they Are mounting a leaning post for us. Thoughts? 
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06-26-2012, 10:58 PM
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Do the scuppers drain straight down through the hull or out the transom? What size and weight motor is mounted? Heavy motors often cause the scuppers to ship water at rest, especially if someone is standing in the boat. Remember that the 20' SeaCraft was designed to have a motor of UNDER 300 lbs max weight.
Do the bilge pumps come on? Resealing the scuppers is a relatively easy task. Soft spots in the deck are manageable as well, if the price is right.
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06-26-2012, 11:03 PM
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It has a 150hp Johnson and there is a steel plate
On the transom. Not sure why? Scuppers drain out the Transom and both are underwater line at dock with no one onboard I did not hear The bildge pumps come on? $7500 there are a bunch Of pics on my other thread under my name 89 20" SeaCraft so you Can see it and the transom plate. Last edited by hp02043; 06-26-2012 at 11:06 PM.
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06-26-2012, 11:30 PM
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Mind add just sbove thebwater just. With a johnson 150 of course if im in the back water will come in but not with nobody in the boat.
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06-26-2012, 11:36 PM
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That's a pretty common problem with the vertical scuppers if the motor is too heavy. Most folks don't realize how efficient the VDH hull is compared to the average deep-V, so they install motors much bigger than necessary. Carl Moesly designed the 19/20' hulls in the mid-60's when the biggest outboards (100-150 hp I-6 Merc's and V-4 OMC's) weighed about 260-300 lbs, and they're easily self bailing with those motors. If you hang a late model V-6 2-stroke of 400+ lbs. on 'em however, you can expect to get wet feet. The 4-strokes are even worse at 450-500 lbs for the 150 hp and larger motors. It gets even worse if you install a bracket without a big flotation tank and move the motor back 30"! Moving the console, batteries and gas tank forward helps. The early Black Max V-6 Mercs aren't too bad at less than 350 lbs and the 60 degree OMC V-6's are about 375 lbs. Most folks just run with the plugs in most of the time. My Seafari is less stern heavy than the CC models, so my deck is about 1/2 to 1" above at the dock with no one aboard and it drains washdown and rainwater, etc., but I wouldn't be comfortable leaving it on a mooring. My 150 E-Tec weighs about 430 lbs and is on a 30" setback Hermco bracket, which has the most flotation of any commercially available bracket. CSC forum member Fellowship invented a clever check valve using PVC fittings, O-rings and rubber glove fingers that fits into the vertical scuppers that works reasonably well. Use the search function to look for a thread on the "Vortex scupper plugs". I use them when diving to keep excess water off the deck when it's already wet anyway. PS. Just saw your last post. That steel plate on the transom is a red flag . . . it might be a band-aid for a soft transom!
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06-27-2012, 09:02 AM
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get a surveyor to look at it, if has soft spots in the floor and a bad transom its not worth anything near what they are asking.
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06-27-2012, 11:17 AM
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The weight of a waterlogged transom or floor in the back could easily pull the the waterline down where there could be a problem like you described. Imho, don't fall in love with it if you have to reach on price. Like many have said the metal plates are put on as a crutch 99.99% of the time.
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#10
06-27-2012, 02:57 PM
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run like you stole something
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