Yep - I just had this done. I also had one-way valves installed. Drains exit transom _above_ the water line. I kept the original drain and just put a cork in it. Results are: 1. dry cockpit when sailing. 2. Rapid draining if swamped. 3. Still have a non-grated drain (the original drain with cork removed) available to for washing out the boat and added drain capacity if needed. cheers- Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: Honshells [mailto:chonshell@ia4u.net] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 6:52 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: cockpit drain backwash That's brilliant! Now I have to know if it WOULD work on the 17! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wcpritchett@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:06 PM Subject: cockpit drain backwash I don't know if this will work on the M17 but bigger boats have the cockpit drain hoses crossed over to the opposite side. The boat has to be deep enough to locate them below the max heel angle. This keeps them from backing up when heeled. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats