CaptCoreyJoseph
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Eager to make upgrades on my new to me Parker 1801 I purchased some Gemlux Bluewater series rod holders as they have a clean look and will cover existing holes from factory Parker rod holders. Long Story short I decided while mounting in the bow that I did not particularly want to see the rod holders and was concerned with them hitting the inside of the boat once mounted due to legnth so I started looking at other options and mounted a little closer to the anchor locker where they are hidden inside the locker on the right and left corner not interfering in any way. After my install was completed I started to think a little more about what I did and I have concerns with water getting into the holders and going into the anchor locker. Does anyone know if the year 2000 (1801's) have a drain in the anchor locker? Mine seemed to be extremely dry but I did not have the time to dig all of the rope out and look. Worse case I can attach the drain cap from Gemlux and modifiy it to be a dummy cap so the rod holder fills with water rather than letting it drain into my anchor locker... I would like to install drain tubes that run to the bilge area if possible but wasn't sure really where to start with this...I assume if their is a drain in the locker than I will not worry about the rod holders allowing water inside of the compartment...All input appreciated.
