Greetings: I have a 1981 blue M17. I've slowly been refurbishing it over the past two years. One thing I'm thinking about lately is the cockpit drainage. All I know about it is that there is a hole on the cockpit deck and a hole outside on the transom. I assume there is a hose of some sort connecting the two. The boat has always been sailed in fresh water and I'm experiencing no problems with cockpit drainage and the bottom of the boat floor always appears dry to me. Should I worry about the connections involved with the drainage system on a 30 yr boat like this, or should I assume "no harm, no foul" and look at other things to fix? Tied to this question is another one: How would one go about replacing the hoses involved with cockpit drainage? It seems pretty tight to even get access to that part of the boat. As always, thanks for your help. -Tom