I almost sank my 28 today!
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My son and I were running our 28 Skater this afternoon for our end of season shake down. My son noticed a large amount of water pouring out of the lower half of the cowling on the port side 300X. The hose from the fresh water flush on the cowling had disconnected from the fitting on the lower cowl pan. Coolant water was flowing freely into the cowl.
We pulled the boat out on the trailer and when I removed the drain plugs there must have been 200 gallons of water in the port sponson pouring out. The water inside the cowling had run down the wiring harness and cable tubes into the port sponson. I was amazed at the volume of water in the short amount of time that had collected in the boat.. The motor never missed a beat. Thank goodness it was fresh water.
Anyone ever have this happen with outboards?
We pulled the boat out on the trailer and when I removed the drain plugs there must have been 200 gallons of water in the port sponson pouring out. The water inside the cowling had run down the wiring harness and cable tubes into the port sponson. I was amazed at the volume of water in the short amount of time that had collected in the boat.. The motor never missed a beat. Thank goodness it was fresh water.
Anyone ever have this happen with outboards?
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You should have 2 bilge pumps one in each sponson.I would think if they were working properly you would have noticed a light signaling they were on.Hopefully your motor will be ok.
Last edited by offshoresteve; 10-18-2010 at 10:24 AM.
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The motor is fine.
Thanks!