Our family has a boat we use every year up on the Lake and for many years we have had an I/O boat so I had to get used to the concept of when to use the Bilge Blower. What is the reason to cut the bilge blower off when above plane/at cruising speed?
We have a Stingray Bowrider and it has no forward facing slots like older boats, thinking 50's Century, where air can enter into and exit. I'm guessing the air collects at the bottom portion of the boat and I know there are side slots on most I/O boats on the interior sides where drink holders are that are open back to the engine compartment...do they catch the airflow? Or does the air filter simply suck enough of the engine compartment fumes out of the bay.....I read running the blower would fight against this at cruising speed?
As it stands I run the blower 1min before starting, smell the output for any strong fumes, and if clear start up, and continue running under cruise or when in no wake zones. I also like to run it while docking after a ride.
Some people say they leave it on all the time, which I think would greatly lower the units life and drain the battery.
We have a Stingray Bowrider and it has no forward facing slots like older boats, thinking 50's Century, where air can enter into and exit. I'm guessing the air collects at the bottom portion of the boat and I know there are side slots on most I/O boats on the interior sides where drink holders are that are open back to the engine compartment...do they catch the airflow? Or does the air filter simply suck enough of the engine compartment fumes out of the bay.....I read running the blower would fight against this at cruising speed?
As it stands I run the blower 1min before starting, smell the output for any strong fumes, and if clear start up, and continue running under cruise or when in no wake zones. I also like to run it while docking after a ride.
Some people say they leave it on all the time, which I think would greatly lower the units life and drain the battery.