rain water thriugh air intakes
 

Hi,

I bought a 182 recently which I haven't launched yet. however I have just noticed a design fault with the stern engine compartment air intakes. Rain water is running down the cover and the air intakes are directly in the path of the water. It doesn't take long for the bilge to become quite full.
(not in the UK anyway)

I guess the obvious option would be to extend the boat cover with 2 additional letter box size flaps which would cover the vents.
just wondering if anyone had any other simpler solution?

cheers

Lewy

Re: rain water thriugh air intakes
 

I would say 2 things, 1 would be to keep your drain plug out when it is on your trailer. If yours is slip kept, then I would buy 2 bilge pumps and 2 batteries! :)

Also, if kept on a trailer, make sure that the tongue is raised so the water will flow aft and out your boat.


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I suspect it was a "whoever designed/installed the cover" fault rather than a boat design fault. My cover goes over the vents. And one of those 'intakes' is an exhaust outlet (or should be) for your bilge blower.

Re: rain water thriugh air intakes
 

your right, it is a new replacement cover, however the company that provided the new one simply used the existing factory fitted poppers.

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Are there no back boxes on the vents?

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Our custom-made mooring cover does not cover those, either. And, sure enough, when last summer we left the boat stored with the mooring covers on, instead of the trailing cover (the mooring cover is easier), we ended-up with a bilge-full of water.

Oh well, at least I was finally motivated to clean the bilge ;)

Duct tape? :rolling_laugh:

Jim

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I've never paid attention to my buddy's 180 Diablo - but he keeps his stored at the local boat club all summer.. he has had to replace his battery a few times. I bet his cover is allowing the bilge to fill up - thus killing his battery from all the running it does. I will have to talk to him and see if that could be the problem because he's been concerned that something in the boat is sucking his battery dead, or shorting them out.

Nick

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Hi Andy, yes there are back boxes behind the vents which of course are there to stop water getting in, but as you know they have round cut out sections in the top portion of the box. 3 of these are 50% blanked off in the lower section of the hole with the top opening allowing air in and out. The other opening is for the blower and has the ducting poking through the hole.

I just feel the slight downward angle of the box means that heavy rain fall will quickly fill the box allowing water in to the boat over the top of the half blanked off openings or even down the blower ducting.
i'm going to re-mastic the sections to see if that makes any difference.

Lewy

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I didn't notice you are also in the UK :wink_thumbup:
for a quick fix you could do what I've done.
but like I've said I have a Cheap £60 eBay cover that goes over the lot :yes_grin:

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/v...murfboat/1.jpg

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/v...616_212905.jpg

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/v...616_213113.jpg

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I know I'm bringing this back from the dead but would you still happen to have these pictures?

I have the same issue with my 98 202. I finally got a slip at our boat club and sprung for a new snap cover. It also used the snaps that were already in place and it doesn't cover the rear vents.

Luckily it's on a lift and covered fairly well from the elements but occasionally if the rain comes in just right, it will get into the vents.