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They now offer 5200 fast cure. I find it the best of both worlds. Regular 5200 takes like a week to cure
Out of the water.
I didn't get a chance to take any video, but I was able to take a few pics while it was on the trailer. I can verify that when it's on the water and there's any water in the bottom of the boat, way under, in the actual bilge, when it bobs up and down, such as when you walk over to look down into the ski locker, it will fill and empty with the movement of the boat. This may not happen to everyone, because I discovered today that there was zero sealant around/under the fitting that holds the plug in the ski locker. I'll clean it up eventually, add some sealant, and reinstall my fitting. As it currently is, it doesn't stop any water from coming in, so in my mind, it doesn't matter that it's been removed for the time being. As long as my boat is draining as it should, I won't get any more or any less water than what currently occurs. With the ski locker drain plug in, it simply slows the entry of water. The reverse is true also, it slows the EXIT of water with the plug in. It drains perfectly fine, so the ACTUAL problem is that there's too much water in the bottom of the boat, causing it to back up into the ski locker when it gets high enough.
I know, this is after I removed the whole assembly in my ski locker, but the plug wasn't stopping ANY water from entering, and this shows how the water backs up when the bilge has water in it, but it isn't enough to reach the bilge pump in the engine compartment, or it doesn't slosh back there enough due to the bilge pump not being in the lowest place in the boat. Next time I'm in the boat, I may take a piece of wire or something, and see how much space there is between the ski locker plug area and the actual bottom of the boat, to see how deep it is and to get a guesstimate of how much water is held by our boats due to the misplaced bilge pump.
Baby diaper works great too. I put one under the filter and then loosen the filter with another. Catch's like 95% of the oil
I like that idea. Probably more manageable.
Have a toddler in the house. They were available when I did the last oil change. He's potty training now, might be my last year to have them readily on hand........and I'm OK with that
Wonder if they are referring to the whole scupper system is below the water line?
I would guess that applies to any scupper valve, whether plastic or metal. The flap resists water entry but does not provide a water-tight seal.
I wouldn't return it. On newer boats it might not be an issue right now, but the plastic ones will eventually become one. Unless the material was switched to a new plastic material I would still swap them.
I’m not sure what year or type of boat you have but the plastic scupper on my 2012 is above the waterline. I too bought a stainless steel one in anticipation of it breaking but we’re about ten years into it without an issue.