by DanaDCole on Fri Jun 26, 2015 8:46 am
Oh, I forgot about that earlier post. Glad I posted it now. Here's a similar thing I did: The companionway hood needs two drain holes near the front--again explained after the boat is nearly finished. I went ahead and drilled those two holes, then sawed slots the same width as the hole diameters, so those drains will go right down to the bottom of the hood.
I can see other places where this would have been a good idea, but too late now for me. I believe it would be a good idea for everyone to read those pages (280-281 I think) and drill all the drain holes ahead of time where it makes sense. For example, the rear cockpit scuppers will have to be drilled through the fillet--not an easy task. Seems to me it would have been better to drill them before filleting.