The one-way valves are not too useful. We use kayak plugs when we know that we are not in a situation where we want the water to flow out (wet feet > flooded boat). The yellow ones seem to be the right size, and they are easy to get out (in an emergency when there suddenly is too much water in the cockpit) which was not true of rubber plugs. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/... 710&Ne=0&Ntt=kayak plugs&Ntk=Primary Search&Ntx=mode matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=kayak plugs&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5005&subdeptNum=10&classNum=11662 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tom Jenkins Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:24 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: water in the cockpit Hi gang, Every boat has a distinctive personality (one reason I love them), and I am discovering my 17 bit by bit. I got in a big blow yesterday, and enough water backed into the cockpit to give me cold feet had the water not been warm. The drain hoses have devices that might be one-way valves half way through the aft locker, and I am wondering if other owners have found that these keep all the water out. If so, I will have to take the things apart and find the problem. A final, if not as elegant (or safe) a solution, would be to use expanding rubber plugs in the cockpit openings, but I cannot find one of the proper size in my catalogs. Has anyone found a source? A big old soft rubber cork would probably work, but I am afraid a surge might pop one out. Another thing I noticed was a bit of water around the fuel tank in the aft locker. I assume a following wave took a whack high on the transom and shoved water past the fuel hose; has anyone experienced this and come up with an elegant solution? I know this subject was brought up awhile back, but I don't have the emails and I was not focused on the subject at the time. Thanks in advance for your comments. Tom Jenkins 2004 M17 Scintilla _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!