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John,
The tube that you see upside down looking to the bow is factory original as well as the tube that goes from the fish locker to the rigging tunnel. That is where my fuel line goes from the aft portion of the gas tank to the motor. If water comes out with the bow lifted you have standing water in the fuel tank compartment. Where does your fuel hose go? The drain tube for the gas tank compartment connects to the rigging tunnel. If you reach into the rigging tunnel (I found mine after I removed the small deck piece next to the fish locker deck) see if you could feel drain tube. It may be clogged. I know it is the drain for the gas compartment because it is about 3" below the other two access tubes.

I removed my fish locker deck because when I got swamped with the transom water, wood debri in the water. I expected a compromised deck but that was not the case. Just leafs and crap stuck in the seem since the day the boat was built (1979). I ended up removing everything from the rigging tunnel and pressure washed the tunnel from the cuddy cabin to the transom area. Also took an old sheet with a pull wire and swabbed it (like cleaning a barrel of a gun). A lot of garbage collected in there (I expected to find a live snake and a dolls head it was so nasty).

My thinking now is two tubes from the fish locker to the splash well. One for drainage and one for for keeping the water level below my fuel hose.

Do you keep the rigging tunnel drain plug installed or out when you are in the water or underway? I was planning on installing a bilge pump there because it always seems to collect water.

Garris

Phil, How do I negotiate the site for the tube installation. Thanks. G