You can use chemicals provided that you check for raw wood contact (frame).
If noe you can use it. Most likely you'll find leaves, dirt etc.Try to open
it from any end and flush it throughly. You can use some bleach 1:5 (not too
strong) solution or Tilex to kill mildew and rot. The water has to be able
to flow freely to the bilge. Use water hose to flush the dirt out.


"William G. Andersen" wrote in message
news:4i7nc.32851$6L3.21237@fed1read05...
The drain in my boat looks like a length of PVC pipe from the aft end of
the
ski locker to the forward end of the engine compartment. (My boat has a
sterndrive.) If you can't clear it from one end, try from the other. I
don't
know about pouring cleaners in there. You might try blasting it with a
garden hose, but if you can't get a snake through I don't think water
would
clear it.

"Ree-Yees" wrote in message
...
Ive tried snaking a cable line down through there and I got it about 3
feet.
Im going to borrow someones drain snake today so I can get it further.
Where should I look for the other end of this tube?

If it is clogged what can I safely pour down it? Some fiberglass
draino?
:-)

Thanks!
--Cameron
"Joe Blizzard" wrote in message
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"William G. Andersen" wrote
the drain is blocked, obstructing a free flow of water to the bilge

That's a distinct possibility. That tube looks pretty big in the
photos.
It
could hold a fair amount of water if the back end of it is stopped up:
When
the boat is floating the water could be stored in the tube but when
it's
on
the trailer it could flow forward into the floor. Fishing something
through
the tube to see if it's blocked sounds like a good move.