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I have a 2003 190 Bay. When it rains or I wash it down, water gets into the bow compartments. So, with the plugs in the bow compartment, water builds up and I was having problems with everything in the compartments getting wet. The problem is that the bow platform sags a little, and the drain troughs around the bow compartment lids are slightly lower than where the trough drains out into the boat. I called Triumph on this, and they said that this was a problem they encountered with their earlier models. Hopefully they've corrected the problem and you don't have these issues.
To overcome this problem I made some platforms to keep everything above the level of the water without the plugs being used, while in the water. I had a friend of mine get in the front of the boat with me to see how much water would get into the compartment. The water came up only 3 to 4 inches in the compartment, which is not much higher that the cavity located at the bottom of the compartment where the drain plug is. This isn't very much water, and therefore not much weight, and when you get on plane, the water drains from the compartment. The platform allows me to better store things in the compartment, and by leaving the plug out, it doesn't collect water anymore.
I've attached some pictures of the platforms that I made. I used OSB, a 2"x4" and 4 screws to make the two platforms. I then used two coats of fiberglass resin to seal the platform. I used a piece of cardboard, and cut it to size to make a template for cutting the OSB. If anyone has the same problem, and would like to make a platform, I can post the dimensions that I used. The dimensions will give you a start on the shape to cut the OSB, but I did notive that I had to modify the second platform slightly, because the other compartment was slightly different in dimensions.
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