I did chip out a channel, more like 18" and chipped away a portion where the bilge hose goes under the engine. THis past rain shows that water came from the aft end somewhere. My boat sits bow down so it all drained that way. Very frustrating to see all that water back in the boat. Time to get the auto bilge pump setup.
I'd like to remove all the teak toe rails, but they seem to be hard to get off in one piece.
