I have learned a lot from the forum and I do appreciate the knowledge that you all share however I can't find
an answer to a couple of questions that I have.
I have a 69 17' Mark Twain fiberglass boat that I am attempting to restore, along with a 65 17' IMP. Both have 120 Mercruisers.
The IMP has a sealed floor and not any way for water to exit if it were to get under the floor but has a transom drain plug for the bilge. The Mark Twain has a hole that drains water from under the flooring into the bilge area but doesn't have transom drain plug and strictly relies on a bilge pump.
Both boats have solid floors and I don't intend to do anything with the stringers and their individual systems
must work well, but I am wondering if it would be beneficial to drill new drain holes, one for the transom on the Mark Twain and one for the flooring into the bilge on the IMP?
an answer to a couple of questions that I have.
I have a 69 17' Mark Twain fiberglass boat that I am attempting to restore, along with a 65 17' IMP. Both have 120 Mercruisers.
The IMP has a sealed floor and not any way for water to exit if it were to get under the floor but has a transom drain plug for the bilge. The Mark Twain has a hole that drains water from under the flooring into the bilge area but doesn't have transom drain plug and strictly relies on a bilge pump.
Both boats have solid floors and I don't intend to do anything with the stringers and their individual systems
must work well, but I am wondering if it would be beneficial to drill new drain holes, one for the transom on the Mark Twain and one for the flooring into the bilge on the IMP?