Beachbummer
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Location
- Houston TX
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2008
- Boat Model
- SX
- Boat Length
- 23
The smaller the boat the faster it sinks. Also very small bilge pump doesn't but much time. For a real fighting chance in a situation like this, your boat needs a bilge alarm to alert you as early as possible that there is a problem, and you need real bilge pump power to buy you a little time.
Without an alarm you are doomed, as engine shut off may be the first indicating that anything is wrong. By then it's way too late.
You can install an alarm and auto switch as cheaply as $50, or even less, if you do it yourself. I find this a mandatory upgrade for any inboard boat. Murphy's law states something will eventually break showing water in your engine bay. So, how do you want to find out? Engine hydrolock? Or perhaps earlier by alarm and big power bilge pump (s) coming in automatically?
No idea why this is not required equipment, but it should be.
Without an alarm you are doomed, as engine shut off may be the first indicating that anything is wrong. By then it's way too late.
You can install an alarm and auto switch as cheaply as $50, or even less, if you do it yourself. I find this a mandatory upgrade for any inboard boat. Murphy's law states something will eventually break showing water in your engine bay. So, how do you want to find out? Engine hydrolock? Or perhaps earlier by alarm and big power bilge pump (s) coming in automatically?
No idea why this is not required equipment, but it should be.