DaleH
FOUNDER of Classic Parker Forum
Guys:
Here's what I do to keep condensation from building up in my bilge ... which makes for a LONG life of that aluminum fuel tank.
Buy an extra deck plate/inspection port to "match" what you already have on the boat. Buy some 1.5" PVC tube plus a 180-degree "U" fitting and a screw-type fitting for PVC to bulkheads. Then get a piece of f'glass screen material.
I took the extra deck plate cover and bored a hole in it to match the screw fitting used to attach PVC pipes to a bulkhead fitting. This was glued in place with 3M 5200. Onto that was placed a tube of PVC and then the 180-degree "U" fitting. But ... before the fitting was placed on, I glued in some screen material onto the top of the tube so bugs can't make a nest in the bilge.
When I leave the boat for the week ... I unscrew the flush deck plate and screw this one into it's place. It vents the bilge and keeps it nice and dry! I used to do this on my old Pro-Line and that thinner (than Parker) aluminum fuel tank was perfectly fine when I sold it ... at the ripe ol' age of 25 years old that boat was!
Remember ... a dry bilge is a happy bilge!
Here's what I do to keep condensation from building up in my bilge ... which makes for a LONG life of that aluminum fuel tank.
Buy an extra deck plate/inspection port to "match" what you already have on the boat. Buy some 1.5" PVC tube plus a 180-degree "U" fitting and a screw-type fitting for PVC to bulkheads. Then get a piece of f'glass screen material.
I took the extra deck plate cover and bored a hole in it to match the screw fitting used to attach PVC pipes to a bulkhead fitting. This was glued in place with 3M 5200. Onto that was placed a tube of PVC and then the 180-degree "U" fitting. But ... before the fitting was placed on, I glued in some screen material onto the top of the tube so bugs can't make a nest in the bilge.
When I leave the boat for the week ... I unscrew the flush deck plate and screw this one into it's place. It vents the bilge and keeps it nice and dry! I used to do this on my old Pro-Line and that thinner (than Parker) aluminum fuel tank was perfectly fine when I sold it ... at the ripe ol' age of 25 years old that boat was!
Remember ... a dry bilge is a happy bilge!
