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Apologies for the ignorance here. I'm beginning the restoration of a 1970 Nauset hull. The previous owner had made some questionable repairs to numerous scars on the hull and at some point replaced at least part of the brass tube thru hull.
My question is i was under the impression that this hull was 'self bailing' meaning you do not need to run a drain plug and the tunnel is always a little 'wet'. Now i'm thinking that i may be wrong about this?
Also the questionable repair of the brass tube seems like it does not run all the way through the hull but only about 3" into the hull where I can feel a lot of bolding agent and then what feels like fiberglass. Do i need to bite the bullet and drill out the whole length of the hole and replace the tube or if i'm running a drain plug just plug it on both ends for the season and call it good. Obviously the main goal is to keep the interior of the hull from taking on water and ruining the Transom. Thanks in advance.
I have the same boat as yours (but without the original console and seat). I choose to keep the drain plug in and use a bilge pump most the time, as I prefer a totally dry deck. The amount of water you will have with the plug out depends on how your particular boat floats.
From your description, you absolutely must replace the brass drain tube with one continuous length. I will confess, when I first bought my boat, I just kept the drain plugged on both ends until I found time to replace the tube.
