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My experience with the "self bailing" center console fishing boats is that
no scupper or check valve arrangement works very well in the one way mode, however they all seem to work fine in the two way mode. There the little floating caged ping pong balls, rigid flapper with springs and various other flappers that are installed. Most on these decks are about 6" above the water until everybody runs to the spot in the rear of the boat where the big fish is, then water comes in. My take on this was to go with really big scuppers (3" dia) with Salisbury exhaust flappers and flappers work pretty good against a strong backwash or wave action, but without some force from the water trying to get in the boat, the water just leaks around them.At least big ones drain fast when you go back to normal trim. So my guess would be gentle swells would leak and bigger more forceful swells that would tend to snap the flapper shut would wash over your hatches and unless they are gasketed really well (perfectly) you will get more water in than out which will keep them pretty much filled. So unless these are true waterproof latches the 3/4" drain with or without a one way valve will get overwhelmed. If you change to a much larger drain at least it will drain fast weather water backflows in from the one way drain valve or past the "waterproof" hatches. So, go with something bigger and expect some back flow. If you have any breakable stuff in these lockers and the fill with water and the boat is in a seaway sh-t will break. Also 3/4" size might be prone to get plugged with the stuff that normally plugs drains on boats. The only problem I have had with big scuppers is that once anything hits the deck it seems to immediately go out the scupper. So to sum up, go bigger and good luck with the one way mode, plan for two way. -- Ron White Boat building web address is www.concentric.net/~knotreel |
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