IMO no reason to have water coming into the boat when she is sitting on a trailer. If you are getting water you have a deck leak that needs to be found and repaired. My MBoats and Sages never had issue with water in the bilge. Adding a below waterline hole is adding complication and worry IMO. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site! On Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 9:33 AM Sailing Spark <arthaberland@gmail.com> wrote:
Like I am sure many of you do, my M17 spends the winter on her trailer (she's actually been on her trailer for over a year now thanks to the pandemic) and I was considering a garboard drain to keep water from pooling inside while she is stored.
I had one in my old SeaSprite 23 with it's long and deep keel, it did a good job of keeping any water that got past the companionway from filling up the bilge and I was considering doing this to the Monty as well.
Has anybody done so?
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