Holding water <in table bases-solutions?>

[Volffas]

Has anyone ever drilled holes in the cockpit and swim deck table bases? The ones on my boat are always filled with water and it drives me nuts.

 

[Julian]

I've wondered the same thing! On the stern my concern would be that wash over the deck would then drain directly to your bilge if you didn't also put a drain hose on it.

 

[Zarrella]

Ummmm...Maybe you are being a lil anal?? lol It is in a wet area, mine usually dries out pretty quick in this Florida heat

 

[ToddW850]

It bugs me too, however I just stick a rag in there and dry it out. I don't want to drill a hole. But I've seen where some have cut a noodle and fits right in there and no room for water. Mel just posted something about it.

 

[Volffas]

I know it sounds funny... The issue is that our soon to be 2 year old heads straight for those when he gets in the boat. Then he tries to drink the water, dump the water in his mom's purse etc. etc. I just thought maybe it would be possible to take a 1/16 drill bit and put a tiny hole in the bottom of them to empty the water a little quicker.

@wakeformer said that he uses a cut off pool noodle to get the water out quickly. So I will try that for now.

If anyone is brave enough to drill into their table bases let us know how it goes!

 

[jawsf16]

If you cut a pool noodle level with the floor it makes it less annoying when you step on it and takes up space reducing the amount of water it holds too.

 

[txav8r]

The Texas group got the noodles as "stocking stuffers" at a gathering years back. I used it as a off the water storage for the transom drain plug as well!

 

[Andy S]

I drilled a small hole, the size of a plastic golf tee, in the swim deck table mount and use the plastic golf tee to plug the hole. I decided on a plastic golf tee instead of wood to prevent swelling and getting stuck in the hole. Once the table mount fills with water and we want it to drain we just pull out the golf tee and the water drain to the aft bilge. So far after 4 boating seasons the golf tee has not float out.

 

[Gym]

Get a dog.

 

[Glassman]

We have a whole bag of those sponge balls. I keep all three table bases stuffed with one. Keeps sand from collecting too.

 

[Andy S]

Here is a few pictures of plastic golf tee mod.

Blue golf tee installed.


Blue golf tee removed.

 

[Volffas]

Very Nice! That's what I was hoping someone else had already done.

Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Magic]

Here is a few pictures of plastic golf tee mod.

Blue golf tee installed.
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Blue golf tee removed.
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Now do you keep your golf tee plug in when in the water and out when on land or...........

 

[Ronnie]

I did the pool noodle thing when I had mounts like that. If I were to drill it would be the one on the swim deck only and I wouldn't plug it in season, just let it drain into the bilge constantly and let the bilge pump take care of it.

 

[Andy S]

Now do you keep your golf tee plug in when in the water and out when on land or...........

I keep the golf tee in all the time (water and land), it only come out when I want to drain the water out. When the boat is on land it is parked under a metal carport out of the elements so it never get water in it.