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Alan,
An interesting read.....thank you. In regards to the splash well drain on my 1979 Revenge........it was way below the water line and the little plastic ball arrangement which supposedly let water out but not in never functioned. All it was for me was a hole in my transom which always let water into my splash well. I permanently plugged it. I also have the low transom self bailing feature which makes keeping my splash well reasonably dry when drifting a lost cause. My bilge pump in that area hardly kept up in sloppy conditions. I do have a removable "baffle" board made attached to my custom railing posts which I hope mitigates the water entry. Waiting to try once my boat gets wet again. My motor is out of the way with a 10" jack plate.

I am interested in what water levels look like in the rigging tunnel and the fish box/locker when in the water and the plugs removed. Underway and anchored. I never removed those plugs when in the water (I am now re-fitting the boat). So Alan......or anyone else who has this hull (Outrage or Revenge).......please let me know what happens. It goes against every fiber in my body to intentionally remove a plug in the bottom of a boat.

Most bilge pumps (at least the Johnson series does) come with a backflow device that attaches directly to the pumps discharge. A piece of rubber that looks like a party favor......that when blown into......gives off that Brooklyn "Pflyyyyt" cheer. I also agree that every bilge pump needs fusing/circuit breaking.

Garris