Other OK, why do people put their bilge fittings in the tray?

[SUPERJET-113]

Been wondering about this for sometime, thought I would ask... :thinking:
Whats the point of it?

 

[Boris]

Seamed like the right thing to do.
Already had holes left over from the fuel selector and choke nob plus it allowed me to keep the sides hole free.
I hate holes on the sides with a passion.

Now before you use the line about letting nasty bilge water flow onto your turf let me answer by saying, I keep my bilge clean. Guess I'm funny that way but most guys who run in salt are much better at maintaining their skis and keeping the motor clean.

 

[Freakrider]

so it runs gas,oil and silicon in the bilge area up and into the tray to preserve the tray turf and make the tray more slippery...

 

[TB]

i have white turf and have never had it get dirty at all due to my bilge...if you have gas,oil, and silicone coming out of you bilge pump you have a problem and might want to look into that....and i did mine for the same reason there was already a hole there from the fuel selector.

 

[orangefinger]

protected for water intrusion ??

Mine are at highest point at corner of hood facing to the outside of tray...i wish i know how to upload pics

 

[Freakrider]

i have white turf and have never had it get dirty at all due to my bilge...if you have gas,oil, and silicone coming out of you bilge pump you have a problem and might want to look into that....and i did mine for the same reason there was already a hole there from the fuel selector.

I ride 100% saltwater and my engine compartment is heavy silicon sprayed down, anti-seized up, greased up and I would not have a tray jacuzzi in my bilge water...

 

[mademan9]

Maybe its for when people ride in cold water. The line would pump warm water in your tray.

 

[DK-Freestyle]

I didn't feel like drilling into the side of my hull. Plus it looks cleaner having it in the tray.

 

[Boris]

I ride 100% saltwater and my engine compartment is heavy silicon sprayed down, anti-seized up, greased up and I would not have a tray jacuzzi in my bilge water...

100% salt for me as well and my motor is well protected, no reason why the bilge needs to be full of slime.
I use Boeshield after every ride and wash it all down with WD-40 every once in a while.
Yep, it's easy to keep it all clean and slime free while protecting everything from salt.

Guess it's all in personal preference. I'm one who hates holes in the sides of a nice hull so the tray works for me. The "slime" issue is a non issue as far as I'm concerned.

 

[WaveDemon]

I'm one who hates holes in the sides of a nice hull

but don't you ride a square? oke:

 

[Boris]

Yep, but have had to repair a few so called "nice" RN hulls that someone at some point drilled for a bilge fitting.
As a matter of fact, I have one right now with 2 bilge fittings and 3 pissers that I'm filling in.

A fancy hood, carbon reinforcement, a snazzy pole, quality turf and the sides that look like Swiss Cheese. Brilliant.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

So Boris, where do you run your pissers then?

 

[Boris]

On my square I have them on the side because that's where someone else installed them. Not too worried about it as this one isn't a looker.

 

[tightithrash]

just get the blowsion bilge fitting so it shoots the water from you tray, over the side. problem solved.

 

[ncbrock]

some local guy here has two 45* outlets that are on the little flat spot at the very front of the gunwhales, and when the bilges are on (he has a pretty bad leak somewhere) is looks like a water show.

 

[SJBrit]

some local guy here has two 45* outlets that are on the little flat spot at the very front of the gunwhales, and when the bilges are on (he has a pretty bad leak somewhere) is looks like a water show.

That's where mine are - I love it when they are pumping water!! But, I also reinforced heavily underneath since I was concerned about the hole weakening the hull.

 

[deftons56]