Ex-Aquasport/Wellcraft employee (Bob C)...

[wingtime]

Scott beat me to it..  there is a switch for the fwd bilge pump.  My fish box has TWO drains in it.  the screened one goes to a pump and that works... the other one just dumps right into the bilge, why I have no idea.  

On my dash panel there is a row if what seems like short rubber toggle switch covers...  They don't look like fuse covers more like just fillers for unused holes for toggles...  or are these fuse covers?

I'm just one of those that has to know where each system is located and how they all work.

[Circle Hooked]

Sounds like someone was playing with the fishbox, even with the pump they hold some water.

Those rubber boots are the breakers, well under them, when they trip they pop out, Bruce I'll get those pics to you tomorrow.

And hey like Bob said, if you have any questions just ask, over the years I've taken apart just about everything on my boat at least once so I know these Explorers well.

[gran398]

Good thoughts there.

Sincerely,

Ima Lurkin

[seabob4]

I believe Scott has this one under control...

[Circle Hooked]

I believe Scott has this one under control...

Finally something I'm good for around here  

[gran398]

I believe Scott has this one under control...

Finally something I'm good for around here  

   

[T Race]

Scott beat me to it..  there is a switch for the fwd bilge pump.  My fish box has TWO drains in it.  the screened one goes to a pump and that works... the other one just dumps right into the bilge, why I have no idea.  

Here is a guess - unless this post gets deleted, too - its to deal with "the last two inches" left after washing the boat.  

If the mystery hole is plugged while the fishbox is being used as a fishbox - that hole, its just, well, there.  Then you pump out the fishy water, then wash the boat.  Then you're all done and you have the residual wash water left in the fishbox - "the last two inches" - which can get nasty over time (I pour a little bleach in there). So now you unplug the mystery hole and that residual water, clean after just washing, flows down into the bilge and out the bung.  Maybe it was PO mod.

Just a guess...

[wingtime]

I'll post a pic of the "drain".  It looks like a standard deck fitting used to fill fuel, water, whatever.  You know the type with the slot in the cap...  well just like this...  

http://www.go2marine.com/product/63700F/sea-dog-deck-fill-slotted-cap-nylon.html
looks like it has a hose on it.

[seabob4]

Bruce, I would assume the hose simply drains to the bilge, unless the PO tee'd it into one of the cockpit drains...

[Circle Hooked]

unless the PO tee'd it into one of the cockpit drains...

Now that's an idea  

But the bottom of the fishbox is lower then the deck drains so it might not work to well.

[wingtime]

Oh we determined the "drain" dumps into the bilge.  I had a bunch of leaves and junk in there along with soapy water from washing.  I wanted to test out the fish box pump so I stuck a hoes in there and filled it 3/4 full.  I kicked on the pump and it worked good.   Wondering where the mystery drain went I turned off the pump and had Amy outside of the boat looking for where the water came from when I cracked the drain.  It came out of the transom drain.   With a half full fish box I had an opportunity of another test.  I pulled the drain cap all the way and then kicked on the aft bilge pump.  sure enough the bilge pump pumps water.


I have another question.  In the access panel where the battery switch is I saw a string with a label of on if for a chase pull. ( I know what that is for nice of your buddy's to leave that there Bob)  Next to that loosely zip tied in there is a black "plug" of some sorts.  It's about an inch or so in diameter and about 6" long with a O-ring top and bottom.  What the heck is that for?

[seabob4]

Hmmm...plug for the drain in the bottom of the livewell, rather than using a stand pipe?

Snap a pic...

[Gary911]

I have a 16.1 Tournament Cat. Do you have any knowlege of this rare boat? I believe Aquasport only built them for 3 years. 2000-2002. I have a 2001.  My question has to do with the water line to the scuppers. My scuppers are about 1/2 inch below the water line when boat is empty and well below with 2 people in it. Boat has a 90HP Johnson on it. I checked the foam as good as I couls, it feels damp, not soaking wet. Very hard to get to the foam at the rear of the boat.

Gary

[wingtime]

Put some ball scuppers on it ( the ones with little ping pong balls in them).  That will solve your problem.  I believe the foam in the newer boats is closed cell foam and it should not hold water like the old boats.  But Mr Bob will know more on that one.

[seabob4]

Put some ball scuppers on it ( the ones with little ping pong balls in them).  That will solve your problem.  I believe the foam in the newer boats is closed cell foam and it should not hold water like the old boats.  But Mr Bob will know more on that one.

The cockpit soles on both the 16 and the 23 Cats were notoriously low, in comparison to the waterline.  That was right from the plant.  Any weight gain, and they would be even lower.  So, that is not good news...

However, as Wing said, you can install the ping-pong ball type scuppers, and, if you can access the cockpit drain hoses, also install the T-H Marin In-line scuppers with the flap in them...http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... CGcQ8wIwAg

The very first 230 (the 161s bigger sister) I rigged, I said to myself, when hooking up the hoses from the cockpit drains to the t/hulls,  "Hmmm, I guess engineering believes water flows uphill..."

Doesn't the 161 have the fuel tank in the console?