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Scupper/centerboard water in cockpit

Started by Niantic Mike, June 09, 2025, 09:32:07 AM

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Niantic Mike

There are a lot of topics on this already, however, I wanted to confirm that it is generally considered normal to have water coming up through the centerboard and scuppers into the cockpit when under higher power / heeled / have a larger crew.

I'm seeing water coming in when under power (6hp Nissan at around 50% and higher power) with 4 grown men in the boat (160-200lbs each). When power is reduced below ~50% we're mostly dry.

I resealed the seadog scuppers a month ago and also flipped the flaps around.

I've also found that putting a cork/rubber plug in the scupper where the fuel tank sits helps keep water from coming in there.

Jim in TC

Agreed: some water in cockpit when heeled more than around 15 degrees, and several inches once when we had too many aboard (4 in cockpit, 2 in cabin, none lightweights).
Jim
2006 Sun Cat Mehitabel