Reuben

Right, now I have some photos up of my boat rather than someone elses. That one was a false floor model which drains out holes in the back but is very punishing on the knees. Mine is a side seat model and needs the bailers because the bottom of the boat is below the water line. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64209&l=7ccdd&id=832359128

Thanks for that info. I have decided to put the bailers where the water collects which is a bit aft of the centrecase but I am going to put in a traveller (because when I am the mainsail trimmer in coastal racing I can't see the twist of the main and want to learn about it ???) which will sit above the bailers and protect them (hopefully). Right I have been trying to put some pictures up but I keep getting an error message. So here is a similar boat that is for sale and finished http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Boats-marine/Yachts-sail-boats/Small-sailboats/auction-181196458.htm which is cheating I know but here are some photos from the Coastal Classic, a yacht race from Auckland to the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. Its basically a race through where the America's cup regattas were and beyond. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15526&l=389a3&id=832359128 ;D

thanks for that. How would I find out where the water line is? The boat is unpainted and unfinished so I don't want to actually stick it in the sea.

I have a two person sailing dingy called a 'Sunburst' which I have bought Anderson Bailers for. I have read several post about installing them but none that I have seen mentions where is the best place for putting them in the hull. How do I know that the place I install them will be the most efficient to drain the most water? Is there a way to work out where the water will collect without putting the boat in the sea? I have tried looking at other Sunbursts but they tend to be false floor models that do not need bailers because they drain out the back. Thanks for your help