SXR Removing stock bilge with Versiplug-R?

[kawi kid]

Will be installing a versiplug-R and want to know if it will drain well enough to allow me to remove the stock bilge? Id like to remove as much clutter as possible from the engine bay if I can, thanks in advance

 

[OCD Solutions]

The versiplug R is a dribble compared to the stock bilge. It's a good supplement but IMO, not an adequate replacement.

P.S. If the Versiplug R ever does stick open for whatever reason, you wlil be thankful to have the stock bilge still.

 

[kawi kid]

I would be installing some type of screen filter to prevent debris from getting stuck. Would a duck bill drain enough to remove the stock bilge?

 

[OCD Solutions]

Honestly, there is no scenario you can present to me where I would condone removing the stock bilge. It's free, it's already in there and it does the job it was meant to do. It's an all win, virtually no maintenance item that protects your azz and your ski.

Removing it simply to "reduce clutter" is simply ridiculous...IMO anyways.

 

[kawi kid]

I guess you could compare it to a classic muscle car. Ugly as hell with all the wires, hoses etc. showing, but hide all of that and take out everything unnecessary and it looks a thousand times better.

Kind of my motive behind removing everything I dont need or can replace

 

[OCD Solutions]

I get the argument but...keeping in line with the car comparison, I would equate it to removing the windshield washer pump, hoses and reservoir. Will it look cleaner without all that? Hell yeah!
Will it have a negative impact on the overall function of the vehicle? Not really. Will you wish you still had it when your windshield is the least bit dirty? Absolutely and that is likely almost every time you drive it.

 

[kawi kid]

You've got me beet. Guess ill be throwing a bilge in instead.

 

[kawi kid]

Speaking of which I just saw your product list and really like what you've got. Curious if your tidy bilge kits come with instructions or is everything pretty self explanatory?

 

[OCD Solutions]

The kits for the Yamaha's are pretty simple but the Kawi's are a PITA, to the point where I actually stopped pushing the kits. The Kawi ebox is a PITA to work in and you just about always tear up the large o-ring on the cover and/or break at least one of the plastic connectors. For this reason, I only recommend the kit that attaches to the battery now.

 

[kawi kid]

So that would be your clean and clear kit correct?

 

[OCD Solutions]

That is the one.

P.S. I run dual bilges, a Versiplug R and the stock bilge on all my skis.

 

[kawi kid]

Good to know.

And im just racing buoys on flat lake water so I don't take on that much water!

 

[OCD Solutions]

I had an 06 SXR and used it in the same way so I never installed a bilge pump in it either. The stock siphon did a great job on it's own but I added a duckbill anyways and found that it did a great job of getting out that last little bit of water out of the hull at the end of the day on the trailer. Since the stocker kept up before, I never noticed a difference when riding. Had the Versiplug R been available back then, I would have gone that route instead of the duckbill.

You don't ever see how much water a duckbill or versiplug flows when you are riding so it's hard to judge their effectiveness. Now that I flush my ski's at the end of a surf session and rinse my engine bay with water, I get to see how much water actually comes out and it's just a dribble compared to a scupper or bilge pump.

 

[kawi kid]

Thanks for the help

Bilge it is

 

[gaby7mm]

i remove the stock bildge system,but i go whit an automatic rule bildge système and put the versiplug on...and no trouble.run this set up for nearly 1 year now.

 

[djkorn1]

SXRs kind of need a versiplug because the engine bay is open to the rear of the ski. Basically, you are cutting weight with a versiplug. As far as bilge pumps, this is the cheapest and best way to go.

 

[kawi kid]

SXRs kind of need a versiplug because the engine bay is open to the rear of the ski. Basically, you are cutting weight with a versiplug. As far as bilge pumps, this is the cheapest and best way to go.

Perfect idea, would definitely prefer a auto pump that doesn't cycle on its own every 20 seconds. But how did you mount that?

 

[wanderer1]

The Versi Plug R is a pretty big hole. Versi Plug Max on my Trinity EVO Pro by itself and I never had a "water in the bilge issue". As for the screw in Versi plug R's, I use them stand alone on my B1's, once again no water issue. Not argueing stock bilges use, Ya gotta have power or be moving for any of them to work

 

[kawi kid]

The Versi Plug R is a pretty big hole. Versi Plug Max on my Trinity EVO Pro by itself and I never had a "water in the bilge issue". As for the screw in Versi plug R's, I use them stand alone on my B1's, once again no water issue. Not argueing stock bilges use, Ya gotta have power or be moving for any of them to work

So you just run the versiplug by itself?

 

[wanderer1]

On my B1's I run dual Versi R's. On my Bullet Gen 1 I ran dual Versi R's. My Trinity had a Versi Max. Another thing to consider is that you don't have to evacuate what isn't there. If you can limit the amount of water coming in without compromising the air your motor needs then you are ahead of the game imo. Put a hose in your bilge with the drain plugs pulled and see if the bilge fills with water. I do agree with OCD though, in that the stock bilge is their and works. Unless you need the thru hull fitting for trim or dual cooling you might as well leave it in place. It is your boat though, if you don't want it pull it.