emoney
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- Joined
- Jul 19, 2010
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Hello everybody. I must say, it's pretty cool watching some of you 'masters'
bringing these old beautys back to life. I'm learning a lot and will need lots of
help next year when I plan to tear down the 15' Riviera that's in the garage.
As for now, I'm having loads of questions answered in the repair/mainentance
section and I must add, those guys are great. Here's a question for you
modders/rebuilders, and please forgive the lack of a photo as I'm at work and
I just had the question come over me and it's gotta be asked.
Anyway....the Riviera is, as a lot of you know, a Tri-Hull; your standard removable top part, glassed in plywood floor, etc. etc. There's a bilge area
against the stern that's approximatley 12" x 12" I would guestimate. There's
never been a bilge pump and it's obviously the place for one to go. So,
should I install one and if so, where's the best place to run the hose? I've been spending all my time on motor/wiring, etc. so I haven't gotten any real
water-time on the boat to know if there's a water issue. However, I did notice
that the bilge area is right in front of the boat's main drain plug. It stands to
reason that if there's not a great seal, then water will leak around that plug
alone, right?
Thanks in advance, and it's forums like this that make the internet actually
make sense.
bringing these old beautys back to life. I'm learning a lot and will need lots of
help next year when I plan to tear down the 15' Riviera that's in the garage.
As for now, I'm having loads of questions answered in the repair/mainentance
section and I must add, those guys are great. Here's a question for you
modders/rebuilders, and please forgive the lack of a photo as I'm at work and
I just had the question come over me and it's gotta be asked.
Anyway....the Riviera is, as a lot of you know, a Tri-Hull; your standard removable top part, glassed in plywood floor, etc. etc. There's a bilge area
against the stern that's approximatley 12" x 12" I would guestimate. There's
never been a bilge pump and it's obviously the place for one to go. So,
should I install one and if so, where's the best place to run the hose? I've been spending all my time on motor/wiring, etc. so I haven't gotten any real
water-time on the boat to know if there's a water issue. However, I did notice
that the bilge area is right in front of the boat's main drain plug. It stands to
reason that if there's not a great seal, then water will leak around that plug
alone, right?
Thanks in advance, and it's forums like this that make the internet actually
make sense.
