Add a cordless drill...In my sunfish there is a smallish (3/16 ish) hole in the front wall of the cockpit (centre) and a larger 3/4” approx hole in the rear upper port side. The large one had screw holes on either side of it. Just wondering what these might have been for at on time. Currently just a good way to let water in.
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And to power the converted pontoon/breadmaker to bake loaves of sourdough bread forward of the rudder gudgeon!!The hole on the forward cockpit bulkhead is indeed a vent for the pontoon hull, it needs to be open. Earlier Sunfish had a hole drilled directly through the deck Ser. No. plate. A Caution against those bulkhead holes is to not leave the drain plug in while in storage and allow the cockpit to fill with water, as once it reaches the vent hole, into the hull it goes!
The other hole had a drain plug at one point, I think moonshiners or rum runners used to fill the pontoon with spirits in order to elude "The Law." Intrepid entrepreneurs could deliver their product to customers under guise of regatta and siphon off a quart or two at a time, no extra charge for tiny bits of foam, rotted backer block slivers and rusted deck drain plug keeper chains.....you know all of those ingredients might make a good blend of whiskey...smokey wood flavor, tangy tasty of iron, foam substitutes for barley...aged 10-15 years, heated by the sun...I think that blend was named Eau de Poisson-Soleil, or Alan's Ale, Breeze Bender Bourbon, Wavedancer Whisky, Sailcraft Scotch, Beldar Bourbon, Beldar Bordeaux, Signal Sake...
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