pipe nipple?

[DAVEY5205]

ok guys got another question for you old cdory owners.
my 16ft angler has a pipe nipple screwed into the deck where the deck drops abt a 1 inch or so after the seats? i called the manufacture yesterday about this and they did not know what i was talking about?
do i need to remove the plug to drain it everytime i go out? where does the water come from ? do i have a leak?
dave

 

[eieioh]

Dave,
Can you post a picture so we can see what you are talking about?

 

[B~C]

Just speculating here, could it be something somebody added on to thread a mount of some kind to?

 

[Blueback]

This is a standard fitting for the 16' Angler (at least in the early 90's)
My assumption is, if you shipped a sea over the bow with your forward hatch open you would end up with a wake of water in your forward cuddy and it would be a bitch to bale it out. Presto the nipple should drain it back. But I can't say I have tried this to prove the aft draining connect to the forward compartment. Also leave the hatch open in a rain storm would have the same reason to require this drain.
B.B

 

[AK Angler]

My 89 Angler had the same fitting. My presumption was that it was there to drain the storage berth if water ever got in there, like through an open or leaking hatch. I only had mine off once and a small trickle came out when I did. I never did find out where the trickle came from...