When trying to get all of the water out of the boat for winter layup, I was surprised to find no rear drain plug. The center plug isn't at the lowest point of the hull, so I took it back to the boat ramp to get the bow higher. The problem though is that just gets the stern lower than the drain plug. Either way, there's no getting all of the water out by gravity alone.

With my boat I'm not sure if there's enough dead space below the ski locker to safely cut a hole for vacuuming out the water, or do I just install a plug through the transom?

For this year, my daughter mopped up the bilge with rags while I moved the boat up and down the ramp to get the water to where she could reach it under the front of the motor. There's gotta be a better way!