Hello this is my first post here as I just joined. I'm John and I bought my first Parker, a 2320 pilot. I bought it and rescued it from hurricane Sandy from an original owner 10 days before the storm. It's a 95 hull with a 200 hp HPDI (2000).
I bought Lenco trim tabs (18 x 9) with the LED positioning indicator tactile switch.
MY QUESTION.
Upon wiring the actuator wiring thru the transom and into the battery compartments, I noticed there was water almost topped off in the 4" PVC pipe that carries the engine controls to and from the pilot house. I drilled a small 3/8" hole in the 90 to drain the water from this pipe. Problem is the water only dropped about an inch before it stopped flowing indicating the compartment below was also filled.
So now I need to drain the water from this compartment. Thinking I could remove the 2 circular access ports in front of the motor I began to drill a 3/4" side hole into the compartment and realized I was drilling into lead.
After this happened I drilled a 3/4" hole straight down thru the 4" PVC and stuck a hose in there to siphon what was in the compartment. The compartment was smaller than I expected. Just to be clear I am now below the deck. The PVC is sealed to the deck in this area.
Prior to doing this I lowered the boat trailer in the front and got about 4 gallons out where the wiring harness enters the pipe from the pilot house. Here the pipe has a 45 just placed in an upward angle and its not glued or sealed to the pipe. ( behind the access panel behind the cap'n seat on the cabin door wall).
I am trying to figure out 2 things and I think I know but wanted opinions from those in the know.
How did water fill this pipe in the first place and how do I properly drain the compartment below the deck where the 4 inch PVC pipe exits the deck where the transom starboard batt compartment is?
I'm thinking it got there by somehow entering the rod storage hole in the inner hull wall under the gunwale and it ran along the deck between the inner and outer hull till it eventually filled the pipe. As the boat comes out of the water under initial application of throttle the water would slosh to the back where it could go into the bilge area of the center of the hull but over time some went into the pipe.
-Does this sound feasible? Does my thinking here sound right?
-How do I prevent it in the future?
-18 x 9 Lenco trim tabs going to work well?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated....
John.
I bought Lenco trim tabs (18 x 9) with the LED positioning indicator tactile switch.
MY QUESTION.
Upon wiring the actuator wiring thru the transom and into the battery compartments, I noticed there was water almost topped off in the 4" PVC pipe that carries the engine controls to and from the pilot house. I drilled a small 3/8" hole in the 90 to drain the water from this pipe. Problem is the water only dropped about an inch before it stopped flowing indicating the compartment below was also filled.
So now I need to drain the water from this compartment. Thinking I could remove the 2 circular access ports in front of the motor I began to drill a 3/4" side hole into the compartment and realized I was drilling into lead.
After this happened I drilled a 3/4" hole straight down thru the 4" PVC and stuck a hose in there to siphon what was in the compartment. The compartment was smaller than I expected. Just to be clear I am now below the deck. The PVC is sealed to the deck in this area.
Prior to doing this I lowered the boat trailer in the front and got about 4 gallons out where the wiring harness enters the pipe from the pilot house. Here the pipe has a 45 just placed in an upward angle and its not glued or sealed to the pipe. ( behind the access panel behind the cap'n seat on the cabin door wall).
I am trying to figure out 2 things and I think I know but wanted opinions from those in the know.
How did water fill this pipe in the first place and how do I properly drain the compartment below the deck where the 4 inch PVC pipe exits the deck where the transom starboard batt compartment is?
I'm thinking it got there by somehow entering the rod storage hole in the inner hull wall under the gunwale and it ran along the deck between the inner and outer hull till it eventually filled the pipe. As the boat comes out of the water under initial application of throttle the water would slosh to the back where it could go into the bilge area of the center of the hull but over time some went into the pipe.
-Does this sound feasible? Does my thinking here sound right?
-How do I prevent it in the future?
-18 x 9 Lenco trim tabs going to work well?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated....
John.