Another anchor locker drain question

[Ba6257]

I've been researching posts about the drains letting water in, so I was looking at mine on my 2009 212ss and mine does not appear to have a drain in the locker. Mine does have a rough, none uniform hole that looks like the anchor may have hit it and knocked the hole in it. I've only had the boat a few months, so this is my first time studying it.

Shouldn't it have a more uniform hole? Is it possible someone did a patch job on the inside of the locker and covered the original hole up? This one is in line with the outside drain, because as we were sitting floating, I could see water moving back and forth thru the hole and it was making the anchor rope wet. I was hoping I could stick a plug in it from the inside, but that's not possible.

Here are some pics, not the best as it was hard to get my phone in there. I placed a quarter next to it for size.

Thanks.

 

[Julian]

Get someone to shine a flashlight in there while you are on the outside....should help you see if this is lined up with the drain.

 

[Ba6257]

I know it's somewhat in line with the drain on the outside because I could see water moving in and out the hole while sitting still on the water.

Did the 2009 have a normal, finished round hole inside the locker?

 

[Ajax]

I have an 09. It has a drain in the anchor storage. From inside you can barely make it out but there is a fitting on outside. I put a keel guard over it, then drilled small hole through keel guard.