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Tempering Expectations - How much water is too much?
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<blockquote data-quote="JL8Jeff" data-source="post: 479983" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>My Lowe welded jon does not leak at all. I leave the boat in the water at a dock from Apr through Oct and a good battery and properly funtioning bilge pump/float switch are very important. My old jet sprint boat used to leak water in around the jet drive O-ring until I finally got it all lined up and leak free. That boat actually had 2 bilge pumps because the backwash wave was pretty big when you came off plane and if that water got in the boat, it needed to be pumped out fast before another wave could wash over. If you're just taking the boat out for the day, some water getting in isn't really a big deal, annoying but not a big deal. But I still wouldn't go out in a boat without a working bilge pump. If you got caught in a downpour, it would start to fill up quickly. I had the shaft log go bad in my old Jersey Speed Skiff and water started trickling in at a good pace. I had a bilge pump so I wasn't worried, but I headed straight for the boat ramp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL8Jeff, post: 479983, member: 12995"] My Lowe welded jon does not leak at all. I leave the boat in the water at a dock from Apr through Oct and a good battery and properly funtioning bilge pump/float switch are very important. My old jet sprint boat used to leak water in around the jet drive O-ring until I finally got it all lined up and leak free. That boat actually had 2 bilge pumps because the backwash wave was pretty big when you came off plane and if that water got in the boat, it needed to be pumped out fast before another wave could wash over. If you're just taking the boat out for the day, some water getting in isn't really a big deal, annoying but not a big deal. But I still wouldn't go out in a boat without a working bilge pump. If you got caught in a downpour, it would start to fill up quickly. I had the shaft log go bad in my old Jersey Speed Skiff and water started trickling in at a good pace. I had a bilge pump so I wasn't worried, but I headed straight for the boat ramp. [/QUOTE]
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