smokercraft drain holes question

[vanrebl]

Hi all,
i have a 1992 smokercraft 162 promag 45hs honda outboard
in the back of the boat i have 1 drain plug hole,2 threaded plastic tubes that stick out (pumps for my 2 live wells) then i have two more holes with plastic beauty ring they look the same as my bilge pump exit hole only a little smaller and they are located low in the back of boat next to the two pump inlets
under the water line of the boat .can anyone inlighten me what these are for?
im thinking i need to plug them i have alot of water in my boat when i pull the drain plug after being on the water

thanks for the help
vanrebl

 

[Silvertip]

Re: smokercraft drain holes question

It is very likely they are the live well overflow drains and they should not be plugged. If that's what they are and you are getting water in the boat, it may be the hoses are broken between the live well and the outlet and the overflow is just running into the bilge.

 

[vanrebl]

Re: smokercraft drain holes question

thanks for your responce
ya one of my hoses must be cracked or the live well pumps leeking
i know that these smokercrafts leak around the rivits sometimes but its quite a bit of water

thanks again
vanrebl

 

[Silvertip]

Re: smokercraft drain holes question

And if those are overflows, water from outside the boat can run into the boat. Same as punching a hole in the boat.