FL14 drainage

[goose]

Can't stand the thought of a boat with no drainage from the front to the back!
I will do the Foam option.

Thinking about this;
Prior to seat top install, cut 3/4" holes in mid seat frames (low & at each side, near chine). Install PVC pipe from bow frame to stern frame. Then I can still fill with foam.
My bottom butt lock runs full , side to side. PVC (drain hole) will lay on top of the butt lock at the bow frame (3/8" above the bottom).

Thinking about framing out a small "box", inside the frames for storage & filling the balance of the mid seat with foam.

Any reason not to "box" a small bildge in the stern frame & install a transom pulg fitting?
Like a 5" wide "box" from the stern frame to the transom, bottom, to seat top. Then I can fill both sides with foam.

I will use this boat in salt marshes & I want to be able to rinse it while on the trailer & not have to turn it over.

What is the best way to add drainage to FL14?

[st]

goose,

Interesting question. It’s been discussed before. Grant started a discussion about drainage, he was going to go through the transom. Wait and he should chime into this post. The box thing sounds okay, Jacques also said just use a 2” pvc pipe cut in half – semi circle style.

I cut notches in all my frames and can drain each compartment, you can see them in my photos. I used a pipe between the two mid seat frames. My butt block did run full width until I hit it with the sander so that I could lay the pipe in.

What I haven’t done yet is to cut a drain in the transom so that it can all run out. I’m waiting to see if I need it before I make a hole. My hesitation relates to just how much water will actually get in and is it worth adding a hole? I’m going to store it in a garage (wait until my wife hears about that) so it won’t get rained on. The other hesitation is in regard to the rocker and just how much tilt is required before the water would drain from the transom. I have left the stern set box available so that I can make a hole in the transom and run a pipe if required later. The touch up work will be quite small, some epoxy after the hole saw has done its work, paint, silicone, done. I’m not stressing too much at this stage.

What about a portable/temporary pump that you hook up when you get home? A wiper washer pump would be ideal.

Scott

[jacquesmm]

At normal trim, the FL14 will not drain from the front to the back. Because of the rocker, the water would accumulate in the midde, under the seat.
This is a small boat and I would rely on a sponge underway and turn the boat on it's side after use.
If you keep the boat on trailer, you could have lumber holes and a drain plug then raise the front of the trailer during storage.

[Grant]

Goose,

I am finishing up my FL14 and did basically what you are thinking about doing concerning the drainage. I cut limber holes along the chines in the bow frame, forward seat frame, and both mid seat frames. I made my mid seat into three compartments--each side was made into a cooler and the middle will be for a gas tank. Underneath the coolers I glued the PVC like you are considering doing, along the chine, and built the coolers on top of that. I also "boxed in" the stern frame like you are thinking about and filled each side with foam. I cut the limber hole in the middle of this frame and cut a drain hole out through the transom. I bought a drain tube and plug for this but have not installed the tube yet. I've got to cut it to length and figure out a way to flange one side without a flange tool. Any ideas? I also divided the space between the bow frame and the nose of the boat and filled it with foam. The remaining space will be for life jackets and storage. Enjoy building your boat and good luck!

Grant