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i just recently bought a tracker grizzly 1648 from a guy.  He put floors and extended the decks and carpeted, its pretty sweet.  I took it out for the first time on saturday, and it rained, it tuesday now and it has been sitting in my garage since sunday.  The thing i was kinda worried about it that the floor is still damp(decks are dry).  Is this a big deal, or would it be best to out in a drain or something.  The wood used to make the floor is marine grade i guess.  Just wondering if this will be a problem or should i just leave it in the sun for a while and let it dry up?

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If it doesn't have a floor drain, I'd put one in.

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Are you trying to say that you have a Tracker that does not have a drain hole in the transom?  I've only been around for sixty years or so, but I have never seen an aluminum boat without a drain in the stern.

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Mike I may be wrong but I think he is saying there is no floor drain to the bilge area.  All it takes is a drain screen from a marine dealer and a hole saw.

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Do you have the boat tilted up at all to facilitate the draining process?

I've only been around for sixty years or so, but I have never seen an aluminum boat without a drain in the stern.

I have only been around 14 and have. ;)

But, if you tilt the nose up, and open the drain plug in the transom, you should be good.  I have never seen any part of a boat, aside from a livewell, that holds water, and even half the livewells I see end up leaking sooner or later.  Tilt the nose, and pull the plug, and if something still holds water, it means something was built wrong, and I would wait till it rots to the point that a foot goes through the deck to fix it.  And, it takes a lot longer than one would think for a piece of plywood to rot like that.  After all, don't fix nothing if it ain't broke.  Trust me, that is good advice.  

tilt it up, pull the plug and if it has stopped raining pull it outside and let the sun  dry it out.

Facilitate: Cart where the heck did you find that one at? Learn new words every day. ;D

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Jig Man, I think you're right.  He's trying to get the deck dry, not drain the boat.  Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

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Facilitate: Cart where the heck did you find that one at? Learn new words every day. ;D

Main Entry: fa·cil·i·tate

Pronunciation: f&-'si-l&-"tAt

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): -tat·ed; -tat·ing

: to make easier : help bring about <facilitate growth>

- fa·cil·i·ta·tive /-"tA-tiv/ adjective

courtesy Merriam-Webster on-line.

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