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If you are concerned about water coming in over the stern, maybe what we did would also help you.

On our 210 CC we installed the Raymarine optional high performance transom mount transducer kit. In order to install it correctly, we had to remove the starboard transom drain ball scupper.

Now you want to talk about leaving a hole for water to get in, well we created one.

To help our water problem we purchased two swimming pool winterizing 1 1/4 “ pipe plugs. These rubber expandable plugs are used for sealing fittings during winter shut-down. Simply push the properly sized plug into the hole and turn the wing nut clockwise. As you tighten this wing nut, the plug body will expand putting pressure between the plug and the hole. This pressure fit makes for a watertight application. They are inexpensive and work great. Make sure you purchase the correct size plug for the job.

Besides, to us this is a boat. Boats have water under them and usually in them. If we go from full throttle to a dead stop as fast as possible, there is still a possibility of getting water in over the stern. Maybe my family is odd, but we just do not worry about it.

In my opinion, if a wave hits you just right, there is always a chance of water coming in. If we have three big guys standing at the stern fishing, combined with the weight of our 150 four-stroke engine, that weight just increases the chances of water coming over the stern. It has just never been enough water for us to even start being concerned over.

To us the better questions might be; Will the water exit the boat, especially when the boat gets under way? AND If the engine can’t get going, will the boat sink or turn over with you, your friends and family, etc? In our opinion, our Triumph could fill with water, but the motor itself will still be above water. In our opinion, we just have a safer boat. Folks that tell me they never worry about hitting that floating object when they are miles from land, are just kidding themselves. We would much rather hit that object with our plastic boat than put a hole in a glass boat. We know that fiberglass can sink and our plastic floats.

Just our opinions. Good luck on your search.