Clearing bow/floor drain SV211

[Polidori]

The drain in the bow of my '05 SV211 - doesn't. Any guesses on how to clear this drain? The round metal cover plate is not clogged, so the stoppage must be elsewhere. The drain at the driver's feet works fine. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[MN Ryan]

Mine drains but slowly. This is something I would like to tackle but just haven't gotten around to.

I've thought about compressed air but don't want to blow out any hoses/connections. Otherwise, maybe threading a stiff wire through there.

[Polidori]

Thanks for the tip Ryan. I’ll let you know if I have any success fixing the problem.

[Polidori]

Problem solved. I hadn’t realized that there are two drains in the bow - one that you can see at the front of the bow in the floor, and another one underneath it but a bit closer to the bow. The top one simply drains onto the carpet under the bow seats and then goes down the second drain into the bilge. I cleared the gunk out of both drains and everything works great now.

[MN Ryan]

Cool. I'll check it out--mine is hibernating for another month.