Posted by Derwd24 on 06/13/14 - 5:29 PM
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VA Whaler wrote:
Dave: Thanks for the info. Sounds like we had the same setup. When you changed out your transom drain tube did you have a problem with a damp transom?
I'm going to use your suggestion of the bilge pump in the fish locker. I might set up a valve to circulate that locker/splashwell water overboard or just have it recirculate from the top to keep the fish/bait lively.
Any idea if there is wood underneath that fish locker to screw a bilge pump to or would you reccomend installing a submerible pump to the fish locker / splash well wall or installing a remote pump?
Yes, the transom was wet. But the previous owner had a number of unfilled screw holes in the transom, and when the sun would heat it, they would weep. So the moisture wasn't all from the bad drain tube. I dried it out best I could with a hairdryer and let it sit. Sealed it up well with a new tube, the EDPM O-rings, and 5200. Here's the how to article:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=42
There is wood in the fish locker, 2 pieces that are 8" square. Take a look at the wood locating diagram for the 22 in this link to see where it is:
http://www.whalercentral.com/download...owstart=15
Ever since my experience with the unfilled screw holes, I try to not drill into the fiberglass unless absolutely necessary. For the bottom of the fish locker, used a V shaped block of wood to fit the contour, coated in epoxy, and adhered with 4200, then screwed the pump into that. I used an 1100 GPH pump given the propensity to take water over the transom.
Edited by Derwd24 on 06/13/14 - 5:30 PM