by jeadstx » Wed May 18, 2016 4:04 am
Those are the inspection ports for the bilge. You should have a bilge drain plug in the stern of the boat (transom down near the keel). Open it and allow the water to drain. There are 3 drain openings. The bilge drain, the self bailer (which may or may not still work) which can be seen in the floor of the sump inside the stern of the boat, and a drain above the waterline in the center of the transom.
The bilge drain is to drain water that may collect in the bilge while sailing. It is below the waterline and should be plugged while sailing.
The self bailer, if working, drains water from the cockpit. If your self bailer is original to the boat, it may no longer work and need to have a stopper in it while sailing. If you are lucky, it has been replaced and works.
The other drain above the waterline, I'm not real sure what that one is really for other than making sure to much water doesn't collect in the cockpit. I keep a plug in it while sailing and unplug it and the self bailer when the boat is on the trailer.
If you are new to the Day Sailer, a good source of parts if needed is D&R Marine.
John
1976 Day Sailer II, #8075 - Completed the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Texas 200
1952 Beetle Boat Swan Catboat
Early Rhodes 19
1973 Mariner 2+2, #2607 - Completed 2014, 2015 and 2016 Texas 200
1969 Day Sailer I, #3229
Fleet 135; Canyon Lake, Texas