Beradon, Water should drain to the bilge if it doesn't go out the scuppers. The inner hull drain is for any water intrusion that gets into the inner foam hull area. Water is not supposed to get in there but screw holes, etc. that penetrate the hull surface can create a way for water to get in there.
IF it does get in there then the hull drain provides a way for it to get out. If you see a lot of dripping then I'd start looking for possible water intrusion points.
Again this is me talking (an owner). I don't represent Triumph or any of there dealers in my statements about the inner hull drain. I'm just sharing from what I've learned from my dealer and other owners. Hopefully it helps but again, just my opinions.
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Originally Posted by beradon
I'd like to wait and see if the inner hull drain solves my problem before doing anything drastic. The deck is made up with several sections and everyone of them is a potential watertrap but hopefully all water eventually ends up in the very bottom of the boat and leaves via the inner hull drain. I am not familiar with the construction under the deck but I assume (hope) all compartments have openings that will allow water to flow to the lowest part of the hull where my new drain is located. I realize it might take a while to drain if a lot of water has accumulated but so be it. I keep the boat on a trailer and I have a concrete block under the jack and its has been dripping nicely for days so maybe it will solve my problem.
Getting back the 3-4 MPH that I lost maybe a process of elimination. I have dinged up my prop several times on oysters beds and I file it smooth so I've probably taken about 1/8" off of it and maybe thats why I lost speed?? I'm from PA and I wasn't used to the shallows here on Florida's west coast. I'll replace the factory aluminum with a SS prop one of these days but for now, I'll see what the 3rd drain does. It should definitely be standard equipment on all 190 Bays.
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