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Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the
rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
"Chuck" wrote in message news:Ca6ck.186773$TT4.51356@attbi_s22... It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. I've got a better idea. Take a half inch drill bit and drill about a hundred holes in the bottom of the hull. Thank you. PWCs should be banned. -- Gregory Hall |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
Chuck wrote:
It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. Back when I was cruzin in my yellow and mauve waverunner, I would yada yada yada Wilbur |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
For a PWC, the best solution I can think of is to drill the hole in the
footwell you are contemplating and drill another matching hole in the hull bottom directly under it. -- Roger Long |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
"Chuck" wrote in news:Ca6ck.186773$TT4.51356@attbi_s22:
What do ya think??? Not a good idea at all........ WHEN, not if, a PWC flips over, it rides on a trapped bubble of air caused by the hull that is quite well sealed around its bottom. Notice how all the openings in the PWC hull are high up when it's sitting upright. When it flips over, it floats on this bubble with very little air leakage out to sink it until you show up, laughing and panting, to flip it back over. When you do flip it back over, WITH THE CARBS GOING OVER THE TOP PLEASE, there is very little water now trapped in the hull because of this hydraulic locked air bubble that kept the water out of the hull upside down.....and kept the water out of the engine upside down, too! Now YOU come along and want to drill some VENT HOLES to let the TRAPPED AIR BUBBLE escape allowing water to rush into the upside down hull to flood the amazingly-expensive-to-fix engine and maybe even sink the boat! Not a good idea.......AT ALL....... |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:13:22 GMT, "Chuck" wrote:
It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. If there is some way to drill a drain hole slanting downwards through thewell and the hull, into which you could fit a well fixed tube, that would be a better approach Brian W |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
"Roger Long" wrote in
: For a PWC, the best solution I can think of is to drill the hole in the footwell you are contemplating and drill another matching hole in the hull bottom directly under it. -- Roger Long Now, now.....let's be nice..... Stop throwing sand in the sandbox or the teacher will be sending you into the principal's office. |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
"Larry" wrote in message ... "Chuck" wrote in news:Ca6ck.186773$TT4.51356@attbi_s22: What do ya think??? Not a good idea at all........ WHEN, not if, a PWC flips over, it rides on a trapped bubble of air caused by the hull that is quite well sealed around its bottom. Notice how all the openings in the PWC hull are high up when it's sitting upright. When it flips over, it floats on this bubble with very little air leakage out to sink it until you show up, laughing and panting, to flip it back over. When you do flip it back over, WITH THE CARBS GOING OVER THE TOP PLEASE, there is very little water now trapped in the hull because of this hydraulic locked air bubble that kept the water out of the hull upside down.....and kept the water out of the engine upside down, too! Now YOU come along and want to drill some VENT HOLES to let the TRAPPED AIR BUBBLE escape allowing water to rush into the upside down hull to flood the amazingly-expensive-to-fix engine and maybe even sink the boat! Not a good idea.......AT ALL....... Thanks Larry, I understand where you are coming from. I had intended to plug the holes with flush plugs like those pictured here http://www.moellermarine.com/afterma...ll/acessories/ or here http://www.aquacraftmodels.com/acces...aqub9506-2.jpg I will wait to see a few more responses and will still probably wait. By then the water I am so concerned about may evaporate! |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
Uh, maybe a cover to keep the rain out?
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Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
"Chuck" wrote in
news:Ps9ck.186996$TT4.161236@attbi_s22: Thanks Larry, I understand where you are coming from. I had intended to plug the holes with flush plugs like those pictured here http://www.moellermarine.com/afterma...ll/acessories/ or here http://www.aquacraftmodels.com/acces...aqub9506-2.jpg I will wait to see a few more responses and will still probably wait. By then the water I am so concerned about may evaporate! Why not just tilt the PWC trailer up so the ride plate is sitting on the ground. Prop it up there if you have to. There's no oil in the engine that's gonna run out tilted with the bow up like that. If you tilt it up, the footwells will drain out the back like they're supposed to....no holes necessary. |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Jul 6, 12:13*pm, "Chuck" wrote:
It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. *When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. *What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. No problem man, it's a boat right? Even if it's a small one;) Welcome to wrecked boats.. We don't have a lot of spam, but we do have our snarks.. and I can be one of them... So strap on your flame proof undies, and post away;) Scotty from SmallBoats.com RowdyMouseRacing.com Trip-Reports.com Where did you go today? |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
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Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Jul 6, 2:28*pm, Larry wrote:
"Chuck" wrote innews:Ca6ck.186773$TT4.51356@attbi_s22: What do ya think??? Not a good idea at all........ WHEN, not if, a PWC flips over, it rides on a trapped bubble of air caused by the hull that is quite well sealed around its bottom. *Notice how all the openings in the PWC hull are high up when it's sitting upright. When it flips over, it floats on this bubble with very little air leakage out to sink it until you show up, laughing and panting, to flip it back hydraulic locked air bubble that kept the water out of the hull upside down.....and kept the water out of the engine upside down, too! Now YOU come along and want to drill some VENT HOLES to let the TRAPPED AIR BUBBLE escape allowing water to rush into the upside down hull to flood the amazingly-expensive-to-fix engine and maybe even sink the boat! Not a good idea.......AT ALL....... - over. When you do flip it back over, WITH THE CARBS GOING OVER THE TOP - PLEASE, there is very little water now trapped in the hull because of this Mine has a label on the bottom telling the rider which way to flip :-) Yes, drilling holes bad idea. |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
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Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Jul 7, 1:13*pm, wrote:
On Jul 6, 2:28*pm, Larry wrote: "Chuck" wrote innews:Ca6ck.186773$TT4.51356@attbi_s22: What do ya think??? Not a good idea at all........ WHEN, not if, a PWC flips over, it rides on a trapped bubble of air caused by the hull that is quite well sealed around its bottom. *Notice how all the openings in the PWC hull are high up when it's sitting upright. When it flips over, it floats on this bubble with very little air leakage out to sink it until you show up, laughing and panting, to flip it back hydraulic locked air bubble that kept the water out of the hull upside down.....and kept the water out of the engine upside down, too! Now YOU come along and want to drill some VENT HOLES to let the TRAPPED AIR BUBBLE escape allowing water to rush into the upside down hull to flood the amazingly-expensive-to-fix engine and maybe even sink the boat! Not a good idea.......AT ALL....... - over. *When you do flip it back over, WITH THE CARBS GOING OVER THE TOP - PLEASE, there is very little water now trapped in the hull because of this Mine has a label on the bottom telling the rider which way to flip :-) *Yes, drilling holes bad idea.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I agree completely. Of course I should note that this is one of my two pet peeves.. Always use the right tool for the job (or don't do it) and never modify a tried and true boat design. They both kinda' got together really. If you have to modify your boat, you probably bought the wrong tool for your needs...;) |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
wrote in message ... On Jul 6, 12:13 pm, "Chuck" wrote: It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. No problem man, it's a boat right? Even if it's a small one;) Welcome to wrecked boats.. We don't have a lot of spam, but we do have our snarks.. and I can be one of them... So strap on your flame proof undies, and post away;) OK... after reading all of the comments, I WILL NOT be drilling any holes, big or small in the hull of my small "boat." I have covers which I will use... and will figure out what to do with the small bit of water that penetrates anyways. Chuck |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On 2008-07-06 21:40:17 -0400, "Chuck" said:
I have a boat and two Yamaha PWC's. I couldn't help but snicker that even you don't call them boats ;-) -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On 2008-07-07 22:13:09 -0400, "Chuck" said:
OK... after reading all of the comments, I WILL NOT be drilling any holes, big or small in the hull of my small "boat." I have covers which I will use... and will figure out what to do with the small bit of water that penetrates anyways. That's what sponges are for. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Jul 8, 1:48*am, Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-07-07 22:13:09 -0400, "Chuck" said: OK... after reading all of the comments, I WILL NOT be drilling any holes, big or small in the hull of my small "boat." *I have covers which I will use... and will figure out what to do with the small bit of water that penetrates anyways. That's what sponges are for. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages:http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips:http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ Great idea. If I were him I would get a sponge on a short tether I could hook on the vessel somewhere easy to reach.. |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
On Jul 7, 10:13*pm, "Chuck" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Jul 6, 12:13 pm, "Chuck" wrote: It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya think??? ps: Sorry to ask here but the PWC newsgroup is all spam now. No problem man, it's a boat right? * Even if it's a small one;) Welcome to wrecked boats.. We don't have a lot of spam, but we do have our snarks.. and I can be one of them... So strap on your flame proof undies, and post away;) OK... after reading all of the comments, I WILL NOT be drilling any holes, big or small in the hull of my small "boat." Good Call *I have covers which I will use... and will figure out what to do with the small bit of water that penetrates anyways. Suck it upChuck;) Wow, look at that, Scotty did a double en.... oh forget it, I couldn't spell it if I tried.. Chuck Welcome to wrecked boats;) |
Advice needed - Drilling a small hole in my PWC footwells?
wrote in news:9b48ed16-f86b-4015-9bb8-
: Great idea. If I were him I would get a sponge on a short tether I could hook on the vessel somewhere easy to reach.. I love cool ideas for PWC and used to try out all kinds of crazy stuff. One great idea I had was to disconnect that stupid visibility sprayer on the big Yamaha and convert it to a cooling shower because it's hot in SC. My shower head was a little plastic "sink shower" head you'd push over the faucet to wash your hair, but not the round one. The hose came out the side of this one and it was much smaller. A long piece of really flexible latex surgical hose that would lay in the footwells without coiling up was pushed over the original sprayer supply outlet on the jet pump, directly. The shower ran all the time the engine was running pumping cooling water into a footwell. Cruising along, you get dried out from the constant wind going by then get hotter from lack of evap cooling. Reach down in the footwell and retrieve the "cockpit shower head" and turn it on your hair or spray it into your PFD. It washes away the stinky sweat and that cold lake water coming out of it is just like stepping into an air conditioned store from out in the hot parking lot! Later, after the "sea trials" and "testing phase", I rerouted the hose inside the hull with a nice fitting through the hull under the seat so the hose would drop into the hull like the portable shower hose in your kitchen sink. A better shower head with a slide valve from an RV let me quickly shut off/turn on the shower when appropriate, and made great conversation when someone just couldn't help but ask what that was...."Deck shower for the bikini swimmers", I'd tell them flatly. "Every yacht should have a deck shower." Then, of course, you'd have to show them how it worked....(c; It worked even at idle at the dock if you got hot waiting....(c; Waste Marine also has a neat little 12V fresh water pump for small boats I installed for drinking water. A 3 gallon tank was tywrapped to the support for the bow storage compartment away from the hot engine. Fill the tank with crushed ice on the way to the ramp. Some styrofoam panels were glued to it to make the ice still melt, but last all day. The cap of this tank, made to supply water to a tent trailer camper sink, had a suction hose inside the tank to the bottom and a fitting to connect the suction hose of the pump to. The combo 12V pump and little silver faucet with a push button to run the pump was installed above the instrument panel to keep me from hitting it by accident. Need a cool drink? Stop the ski almost anywhere or beach it bow in making the kitchen faucet handy to the beach....press the button....COLD potable water! Want more than water? Fill the tank with Kool Aid and crushed ice! There's no reason to go thirsty on a PWC....too easy! Please don't pee on the seat....sit sideways! Thanks! Every PWC needs self-storing bungee cord spring lines.....another invention with a little white PVC. No rope to suck into the pump! Grab the hook, pull bungee out of hole in hull and hook to dock, even if it doesn't have a cleat! Built in snubber for the waves. Release and bungee retracts into hole in hull with only the hook in reach...DID I MENTION NO ROPE WOUND UP AROUND THE DAMNED PROP?! |
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