Thanks for the quick reply. I do plan to keep the 15 even though it's heavy. 103lbs!!! It runs great and is what I got with the boat. Keeping some items forward in the boat seems like a good idea for weight balance. I do have a piece of ply to fill the cutout but only use it during storage of the boat. I don't know where I'd put that huge thing if I removed it during a sail!
The scuppers are small but I've never even had any water in the cockpit yet
I sail Lake Huron and intend to head north to the North Channel this summer so could run into some not so nice weather. May need larger ones I guess. I would like to see the bridge deck mod if you could forward the pics to
thebus@sympatico.ca
Thanks
Phil
76 Grampian 26
Irish Mist