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"Do the drains" is the removal and replacement of the brass drain tubes throughout the boat. I am not familiar with your hull so crawl over your boat and look for any pipes/tubes that that would allow for gravity discharge of water from your hull. Within the hull you may also have a tube that connects one cavity to the next. They have a flared end that holds a rubber "O" ring in place. Take out the tube (I delicately grind the flare off of one end and drive it out with a piece of sacrificial replacement tube) and replace with use of a specialty flaring tool ($30 +-). Many different methods for removal and replacing on the site, study up for your comfort zone. The tube is available from McMaster/Carr (also on the site) and double buy the length you need as you stumble through mistakes and failures creating the flare. A fun project that is doable with practice.


Garris