R23 Engine Pod

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Does the transom engine pod normally stay filled with seas water? Does that sea water feed the rear deck seawater wash down? I am noticing a very stinky smell from the rear sea water wash down.
 
Your engine pod should never have water. Check the pod bilge and access port cover.
The raw water wash down is fed through a thru hull valve in the center laz of cockpit and uses whatever water you are currently in.
As far as the stench....what do you use for bait?
 
This issue has been discussed at length on previous posts. The engine pod on the R-23 has a bilge pump that should keep the pod relatively dry IF the pump hasn’t failed. If it has failed water will accumulate in the pod. The factory made a change in the access cover to replace the original access cover to a watertight cover. Bottom line is check the bilge pump to see if it works and change the access cover. There is a drain plug in the center of the pod that can be removed to drain any water in the pod if you are out of the water. Hope this helps.
Karl
 
The rear deck seawater washdown comes from the thru-hull fitting. Open your center lazarette and you will see a clear tank where the water comes into. You are using seawater and when it sits in there for a long time, it gets smelly. This is the same water that flushes your toilet unless you have switched over to fresh water.

If you are not using your seawater inlet for a period of time, the best practice is to open the top of that tank and pump fresh water through it to clean it out. It really can get ripe with seawater after a while.
 
Sager":3ewlu6tq said:
Does the transom engine pod normally stay filled with seas water? Does that sea water feed the rear deck seawater wash down? I am noticing a very stinky smell from the rear sea water wash down.
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What year is your R23? Is there water in the pod or just a stinky smell from wash-down water when used?
 
Capt’nKarl said:
This issue has been discussed at length on previous posts. The engine pod on the R-23 has a bilge pump that should keep the pod relatively dry IF the pump hasn’t failed. If it has failed water will accumulate in the pod. The factory made a change in the access cover to replace the original access cover to a watertight cover. Bottom line is check the bilge pump to see if it works and change the access cover. There is a drain plug in the center of the pod that can be removed to drain any water in the pod if you are out of the water. Hope this helps.
Karl
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Captn Karl. All true. I have the same problem. The real issue my bilge pump #3 in the R23 pod is shot. I can tell from the transom pump switch switch light that it is getting juice. But it is impossible to replace the pump. The access cover allows you to permit one arm in but then you have no visibility and removing pump and wiring a new one cannot be done blind with only 5 fingers. I am using a hand pump to drain the pod when needed but I want to trade up to a larger boat and this otherwise perfect 2019 R23 would take a real hit with an inop pod pump. The curse of most small boats: many repairs are out of working reach
 
SarahD said:
Captn Karl. All true. I have the same problem. The real issue my bilge pump #3 in the R23 pod is shot. I can tell from the transom pump switch switch light that it is getting juice. But it is impossible to replace the pump. The access cover allows you to permit one arm in but then you have no visibility and removing pump and wiring a new one cannot be done blind with only 5 fingers. I am using a hand pump to drain the pod when needed but I want to trade up to a larger boat and this otherwise perfect 2019 R23 would take a real hit with an inop pod pump. The curse of most small boats: many repairs are out of working reach
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did you ever find a solution for replacing the pod bilge pump? i have the same problem and havent found a way to replace it.
 
If it’s an SPX Pump you should be able to unclip the pump from the base with one hand and pull it to the access opening,cut the wires and replace it. Then pop it back on the base.

Note i have not tried this and assume there’s enough slack in the wiring to reach the access opening.

You can practice removal/ unclipping technique on the other SPX pumps aboard. Good luck.
 
it's a Rule pump and neither the wires nor the discharge hose are long enough to pull pump outside to replace. that would have been ideal to leave adequate wires and hose to do so. i have tried everything i can think of, so my next move will be to cut the wires and discharge hose in the lazarette and then remove the pump to make the swap out.
 
billnight said:
it's a Rule pump and neither the wires nor the discharge hose are long enough to pull pump outside to replace. that would have been ideal to leave adequate wires and hose to do so. i have tried everything i can think of, so my next move will be to cut the wires and discharge hose in the lazarette and then remove the pump to make the swap out.
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A few years back, I replaced my pod bilge pump by reaching into the pod and cutting the wires. I had to cut the ribbed, discharge hose right at the pump as they just refuse to come off. Rewiring the pump was definitely a challenge with reaching in. The new pump has lots of wire so I made sure I kept lots of length for next time. I think pulling the wires from the lazarette would be a better solution. BTW- my replacement pump stopped cycling in the pod and I have ignored it now for a couple of years. When out on the water, I occasionally hit the manual switch to make sure nothing is filling up. So far, so good.
 
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