Sucking in water

[NZ21]

In the surf my hood seems to be leaking in a heak of a lot of water im pretty sure its not the air vents that are the issue. Cause what happens is i turn right and water gets sucked in and my ski runs bad for a while then comes right, when i turn left it sucks no water. My hood seems a little uneaven but not to bad. Could it be the seals? Any ideas?

 

[SXR-FOREVER]

buy the blowsion hood bloock off/or use ducktape to block the front hole on the hood

 

[cmeripper26]

Agreed block that air inlet hole off! and get a scupper or duckbill also!

 

[tightithrash]

dont run a sinker,i mean, scupper, in the surf.

 

[NZ21]

I have blocked off the front hole it seems to be coming in on the right hand side of the hood cause happens when i turn right. Yea dont really want scupper cause i only surf ride.

 

[djkorn1]

Get a big bilge pump....rulemate 750.

It sounds like you have water in your hull and turn right and it goes into the carbs.

 

[typhoontommy]

I always ran a duck bill and rule 500 Bilge pump on our SXR, plus I keep the stock bilge on it too.

 

[Shonuff]

If you're in surf, make sure you have hood straps.

 

[NZ21]

Cheers i will look in to all that but i run 2 500 bilge pumps so pretty sure the leak is coming straight in and going down the carbs. going to get the blowsion hood kit for the front air hole

 

[SXR-FOREVER]

Cheers i will look in to all that but i run 2 500 bilge pumps so pretty sure the leak is coming straight in and going down the carbs. going to get the blowsion hood kit for the front air hole

really though, save your money and use duck tape...

 

[FyrHazard]

I've noticed my bilge doesn't work very well when the ski is moving. There could easily be enough water in your hull to make it run poorly even with the bilges going.

 

[NZ21]

Yea i have noticed that with my bilges to. But when i stop and check there not much water in there at all. really sure its sucking straight in and into the carbs. it must be only the seals and the front hole woulnt it?

 

[djkorn1]

Try running it without the hood. This doesn't sound like a hood seal leak at all...and if you are running a stock flame arrestor, that water isn't dumping right into your carbs.


Something just doesn't make sense.

 

[NZ21]

Does a duck bill have a down side can it fill the ski with water if upside down or in rough surf.