R23 Engine Pod
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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?
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?
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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.
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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.
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.
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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