Add tiny hole in Table pole holder/base?

[Beachbummer]

It seems water tends to accumulate in these bases, and I don't see a way for them to drain. I'm tempted to drill a very small hole that will allow these to drain to the bilge.

Anyone else tried? Maybe there is another trick to keeping these empty of accumulated water?

Thanks!!!

 

[Ronnie]

I think a small hole would do but i plugged those table mounts with parts of a pool noodle when I owned a boat that had them.

 

[Andy S]

It seems water tends to accumulate in these bases, and I don't see a way for them to drain. I'm tempted to drill a very small hole that will allow these to drain to the bilge.

Anyone else tried? Maybe there is another trick to keeping these empty of accumulated water?

Thanks!!!

On my '07 SX230 I drilled a small hole, the size of a plastic golf tee, in the swim deck table mount and use the plastic golf tee to plug the hole. I decided on a plastic golf tee instead of wood to prevent swelling and getting stuck in the hole. Once the table mount fills with water and we want it to drain we just pull out the golf tee and the water drain to the aft bilge. This setup worked great for 5 seasons.

 

[Andy S]

With tee installed.

With tee removed

 

[Andy S]

Here is a link to some other ideas, https://jetboaters.net/threads/holding-water-in-table-bases-solutions.1505/

 

[Cambo]

part of a pool noodle works great it also eliminates pain in your foot when you step on it just right and you don't get crud and sand landing in the hole

 

[Beachbummer]

Great! thanks for the info. Both ideas look workable. Much appreciated.

 

[Matt Phillips]

I don't think I've ever put the table back there. However, I do put my drain plug in it when I remove it. Makes a great drain plug holder as: 1) improbably 10k miles of towing, it's never come out of there; and 2) that's the first thing I see when I remove the towing cover and it always reminds me to put in the drain plug!