that could have been bad...

[scootdogg]

last time i left the boat i opened the single source drain for both engines. when i came back to it this weekend i noticed that the bilge pump was on which was odd. i opened up the hatch and the port side engine was still draining like i had just opened it!! what would cause this? i assume water had been flowing like that into the bilge since i left a week ago! any ideas?

 

[Pyrojodge]

OH man good thing you caught it... Maybe something like capillary action or just plain gravity pulling it through??? Sorry not help on your model of boat just glad you found it...

 

[JimG]

As Jason says, maybe siphoning :huh:

Good thing your pump and battery were good :thumbsup:

 

[techmitch]

last time i left the boat i opened the single source drain for both engines. when i came back to it this weekend i noticed that the bilge pump was on which was odd. i opened up the hatch and the port side engine was still draining like i had just opened it!! what would cause this? i assume water had been flowing like that into the bilge since i left a week ago! any ideas?

OH man good thing you caught it... Maybe something like capillary action or just plain gravity pulling it through??? Sorry not help on your model of boat just glad you found it...

As Jason says, maybe siphoning :huh:

Good thing your pump and battery were good :thumbsup:

This is the exact reason why it is imperative that your batt charger/converter should always be left on when the boat is kept in the water.

 

[blaster]

If the boats in the water you have to open the blue thumb screw on the thermostat housing to vent the system.

 

[skolbe]

It was siphoning. Glad you bilge pump was strong and your charger was on.

 

[JimG]

If the boats in the water you have to open the blue thumb screw on the thermostat housing to vent the system.

Excellant... you are spot on :thumbsup:

 

[islandhopper00]

Whew, lucky thing your pump did it's job.

Seems in hindsite, the sea ray mechanic that helped me learn how to winterize and other such stuff, warned me about that happening.

I looked in on your boat (from the restraunt) a couple of times last week. I guess this means I'll have to walk the dock, and get alittle closer if I'm gonna do any good.
Jim the marina manager and I sat and talked on Sat morn. in his office. I was looking right at your boat, didn't notice a thing. Dang it. BUT....Jim keeps a close eye on who comes and goes.

 

[sdarc]

Where was the boat Sun. morning? I was down for breakfast about 9 and didn't see it there. Guessed you were down at the "Rudder".

 

[islandhopper00]

Uh oh.........were the dock lines there.......hanging in the......water. Ooooo, I shouldn't joke like that.

He must have been at the Rudder, enjoying his new glomex antenna! haha

 

[sdarc]

No bubbles... no trouble.

 

[islandhopper00]

No bubbles... no trouble.

Haha, must be wet slip jargon!

 

[kkalsch]

Wow......I have the same set -up -I would of never guessed that could happen-sounds like a design flaw
I wounder if insurance would cover.. if the worst would have happen?

 

[comsnark]

Uh oh.........were the dock lines there.......hanging in the......water. Ooooo, I shouldn't joke like that.

I have nightmares about things like that. No. . .. . never. . . .NEVER. . . joke about that


As noted above: Always keep a boat plugged in!

 

[blaster]

No design flaw just simple physics. When the boats in the water the outlet for the single point drain is below the waterline so unless you open the blue screw on the thermostat like it says in the manual it won't drain properly.

Wow......I have the same set -up -I would of never guessed that could happen-sounds like a design flaw
I wounder if insurance would cover.. if the worst would have happen?