Gentlemen of the Jury, I'd like to get some community advice if you'd all be so kind. Last night I was doing some function testing / ballasting of my boat with a newly configured 2" SD. There were a few instances where I got it to submerge and then surface, but also a few where (for various reasons) it ended up at about a 45-50 degree up angle in the water, hanging by its nose in about 3ft of water. After a half dozen or so tests, I noticed there was some water accumulation in the forward and aft compartments. Enough to cause a batt-link monitor to stop blinking. C'est la vie on that one, I suppose.
I had the seals greased with a petroleum jelly, which I've now read may not have been the best thing to use - although that was based on a comment in an earlier thread about lubricating servo pushrods. I also noticed there was a nick out of my front end-cap, that could very well be the cause of a pinhole leak. See the attached photo. No idea how it got there, honestly.
After drying everything out, I buttoned-up the aft end, plugged the necessary induction/pump lines, and blew into the open front end of the WTC with it's ass submerged in a bowl of water. Not so much as a bubble. So I'm guessing the leak is coming from up front? I spoke to Bob, who was gracious enough to send a replacement end cap with some other components I've ordered. Of course, my plan is to halt all wet testing until then and use that once it arrives.
My question then, is about leak checking the forward compartment, and how to proceed with testing without getting the insides wet again. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
-Brady
I had the seals greased with a petroleum jelly, which I've now read may not have been the best thing to use - although that was based on a comment in an earlier thread about lubricating servo pushrods. I also noticed there was a nick out of my front end-cap, that could very well be the cause of a pinhole leak. See the attached photo. No idea how it got there, honestly.
After drying everything out, I buttoned-up the aft end, plugged the necessary induction/pump lines, and blew into the open front end of the WTC with it's ass submerged in a bowl of water. Not so much as a bubble. So I'm guessing the leak is coming from up front? I spoke to Bob, who was gracious enough to send a replacement end cap with some other components I've ordered. Of course, my plan is to halt all wet testing until then and use that once it arrives.
My question then, is about leak checking the forward compartment, and how to proceed with testing without getting the insides wet again. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
-Brady
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