01 210 inner hull foam drain install

[ILLOGICAL GGC]

this topic has been talked about for months ,but i thought i would make a post for the logic boats because our older boats never had this done when they were new.
the drain is made by measuring 2-1/2" to the right of the centerline and 1-1/2" up from the bottom of the keel. use a 1"flat spade style bit if you choose to install the sea-dog brand plastic drain plugs that the factory uses.
this is the style merritt used on my boat as it was installed prior to my purchasing my boat. i will probably replace this seadog style with a brass garbord style later.
those owners that have installed other styles, pls add pics and install info
Robert

added 2nd picture 1-22-06 showing a brass drain in lieu of the plastic furnished by dealer.

[C Firth]

How far do you drill,Im assuming that location will lead to the bilge area
is this drain ment to take the place of the one currently installed? It does look like it will totally drain the bilge.

CFirth
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owner 01 logic 210cc 150 johnson

[ILLOGICAL GGC]

cfirth

this hole is actually between the bilge floor and the hull of the boat. remember our boats are made like a thermos bottle.. instead of air as in the thermos the boats have foam in that area. the drain shown enters the foam area and allows water to drain from the foam. you should only drill thru the transom and dig out a couple inches of foam so water can have a place to collect before draining out once the plug is taken out . if in doubt have a dealer do it.

the drain in the bilge takes care of bilge water. the transom foam drain takes care of water in the foam area

robert

[six_shooter]

Did mine 1 week ago. Went 2" off keel line and 2" up. Worked great didn't hit anything and you should have seen the water!! I got somewhere between 15 and 20 gallons.

[ILLOGICAL GGC]

first, welcome to the group!!

that's alot of water bro!!!! that was almost like having an extra person on board each time you went boating. keep an eye on the red washer if you went with the seadog style plug. they seem to go bad pretty quickly . i opted for a 3/4 x 1 x 1/8 o-ring to back up the washer. o-ring gives a good seal.
it might be a good idea if you have some way to raise the trailer tongue as high as possible and leave it that way for sometime to get "All" the water out. we have a farm tractor with a boom on the 3 point hitch that i can raise the tongue 6'.
it also sounds like you may need to check your mega hull drain to see if it is draining water into the inner hull. best way to know if there is a problem is to put a water hose in the mega hatch and run water in it and with the new plug out and the bilge plug out and see if any water runs out the inner hull drain. if there is a crack in the megga drain tube water will be running out the inner hull drain. see the fix for this in this same section.
if i can be any further help, just ask away
Robert

[six_shooter]

Yea it was alot a water!! I had the hitch of the trailer at least 3' in the air. I will look into the Mega drain this boat gets used alot and washed alot and we all know water gets everywhere.Thanks for the reply.

[keepinitreel]

I have 01 210cc
I removed my old fish finder cable and water was pouring out of the screw holes for a couple of hours. I am going to add the plug as soon as I can.

I'm very confused on why Logic did not add this plug at the factory?

[ksr5]

Do the 02 210's need this drain?

[Mike in Woodlands]

I think all 210s need this, either now or in the future.
I just got my plugs yesterday, and am planning a trip down to the boat to do the transom and all 6 fish box drains early next week.

I am waiting for my new plastic welder to arrive from harbor before I go down as I have a good bit of welding I want to do at the same time.

I still have to do the motor well mod to get the water out of there, and replace the flapper scupper with the ping pong ball style scupper stopper. That may have to wait for another trip I suspect, maybe I will let my son do it next time he goes down.

I really appreciate all of you guys, and your willingness to share your knowledge. I have a lot of mods I want to do to my 01 logic... my next big mod is to install the kicker motor mount, tks to codfish for his pics and info!

My logic is the best riding boat I have ever had, and the best riding under 25 ft I have ever been on in our GOM close interval chop. I normally fish at some deep platforms 75 miles out for tuna, wahoo and mahi so all of my mods are geared at making the boat run better, or fish better.

Mike

[ILLOGICAL GGC]

ksr
i feel like and maybe dick will respond as a "tech perspective" that since the early models have a few areas of potential problems i.e. mega drain tube not completely formed in mold process and the s.s strap in the bilge leaking water if not sealed properly that the drain is definately needed in these early models. dick may can say at which model year it is not needed, but i feel like it may be most year models. the 190 have a different water issue than the 210's do and i am speaking as to the 210cc models only. the mega tube drain repair has virtually eliminated all my leaks and the only way you will ever know if you have a water retention problem is to install this drain and observe where the water comes from that drains out of it.
GGC