Hole in bow scuff plate?

formulax · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:03 pm

On the starboard side of my bow scuff plate there is a hole that goes through the plate and all the way through the fiberglass of the bow. Is there a bolt or something that should be in there? To me this just looks like a good place to take on water.

97_245_sd · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2016 2:46 pm

Anchor locker drain hole? I'm not familiar with your boat model but both boats I've owned have drain holes for the anchor locker in that area.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:44 pm

Yep, anchor locker drain. It'll also let a bit of water in sometimes. If you find some water in the bilge and can't explain where it came from, that's probably it.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:29 am

yes that is the drain hole for the anchor locker. I WANT YOUR BOW ROLLER PROTECTOR PLATE!

formulax · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:41 am

Thanks guys! I never thought much of it until I was wakeboarding last weekend and realized how low the bow of the boat gets when turning around/stopping.

jdpber - It's a pretty beefy plate. I really like the way it looks on the boat. Here are a couple shots of it.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:01 pm

did you ad it or did it come from the factory? may have to be making a phone call. I do have a sheer line that may be int he way.. also in this picture you can see the deflector plate over my drain hole. It is simply a cable plate. do you mind taking the ruff measurements of the plate based off of the EYE

formulax · **Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:29 am

I'm the second owner of the boat, but I believe it was a factory option. You can find it here: http://www.fourwinns.com/accessories.aspx#Tab714 It says it fits "All open bow boats '96-Current excluding '96-'98 Horizon QX/RX, 170 Horizon, 170/180 Freedom & '06 180/190 Horizon"

Here are measurements based off of the center of the eye. These are rough as it was hard to tell if I was exactly centered on the eye as the roller was in the way.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:36 am

formulax wrote:

I'm the second owner of the boat, but I believe it was a factory option...

Correct, and not a cheap one.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:19 am

thanks. I will inquire about one. I found this one yesterday that i need to check the measurements as i think it may work and i know it will be less than what FW most likely wants.

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