siphon bilge, worth fixing?

[JohnG]

I took my pump nozzle off to get it bored out and the brass pipe that sticks out of the nozzle for the siphon bilge would not come out. The screw that holds it in came out fine, but not the pipe. I tried everything and then got fed up and drilled out the brass pipe.

Should I bother trying to find a brass pipe that would fit in there exactly (don’t want to have to order a new nozzle just for that piece) or should I just plug the hole and get ride of the stock bilge. The pipe seems to be 10mm in diameter and it’s not something the local hardware store has. I have a versiplug, rule 500 and hood mods are on the way. It’s nice to have but is it worth the effort to fix? Many people riding without the stock bilge?

Thanks,

 

[rrlc]

Stock bilge pumps suck. If it was mine, I wouldn't bother with it...especially since you have the versiplug and electric bilge pump on the way anyways. The stock bilge pump takes FOREVER to pump out the water.

 

[JohnG]

even if the electric bilge fails, water can still drain through the versiplug.
I got some JB water weld, will that do the trick to fill the hole?

 

[Shonuff]

The Kawi stock siphon kicks ass. That being said, with your versi-plug and 500gph pump, you should be fine without it.