TIDALWAVE wrote:
I tend to frequently submarine going down wind on my favorite lake. I began to notice
more than acceptable amount of water in the hull. I bought the smallest, automatic
12vdc bilge pump I could find and glued it to the bottom with 3M 5200 marine adhesive (which has held to the roughened hull). I installed a small lead-gel battery, which fit perfectly in
my rear hatch gear bucket. I ran a flexible hose up to a 90-degree hull-fitting pointed
diagonally rearward on top of the stern deck. The bilge pump has a built-in one-way valve so no water has ever entered via the fitting.
Even at the end of the roughest day, the battery had never run completely down. I just hook
a small charger to it when I put the AI away.
awesome! I havent had any trouble with water in my boat yet but wanna install one just because it sounds like fun!