Improved Fish Box Drains

[Codfish]

Mike, Thanks for the vote of confidence. Any chance you could post some pics of your work? I am interested in your rear seat box drains. Do you have a water intrusion/retention problem in them? Did you ever get a kicker motor mounted?

codfish

[rabbitfork]

codfish. I too am going to do the fish box drain, what size drill did you use, and and where do I order the parts. How far is the bottom of the box to the outside of the hull? I live in Idaho, so have to do everything myself. jim white [rabbitfork]

[Codfish]

Hi there Rabbitfork,

I bought my plugs from a local sporting goods store called G.I Joes's. You can also get them from most full service boat stores or marina, or order them through Boaters World, West Marine etc.

If I remember correctly, I used a 1" paddle bit for wood boring. The flange on the plug fit that hole just perfect. Some brands may be slightly larger or smaller.

The thickness of the hull shold be right at 1". This is a location where the inner and outer hull layers come together at a "kiss off point". There should be little if any foam material in this location. I had about a 1/16' layer of foam at my holes.

Where is home in Idaho. I go to the Payette and New Meadows areas several times a year. What beautiful country.

Good luck with the mod.

Codfish

[rabbitfork]

I have just finished putting in all 4 fish box drains, very easy and they look first class. will take boat from idaho to san diego, then to the keys for the winter. will try to post some pictures if I can figure it out. I can fly a fighter at mach 11, but can,t use a computer. rabbitfork

[Fella]

Codfish,
You mentioned you had only punched the front fish boxes drains through the hull, but the pictures look like front and rear???
Fella

[Codfish]

Fella, Those are two photos of the same drain. I tried to show some more close up detail with the second shot. To make sense of the three photos posted in this thread, the clam shell cover is mounted directly below the brass drain plugs you see inside the box. If you look closely at the inside photos you can see the fingers of the strainer cover below.

Codfish