Water in the foot wells

[treyski]

I own two GTI 130s and we normally keep them on the lift over a lake. After washing them the footwells fill with water and you have to scoop it out or push with a long handled brush to get them dry. I’m sure everyone has this problem! Anybody have any ideas to make the footwells self draining?

 

[benjilafouine]

The only thing I can think of would be to have the Sea-Doo at an angle (I see similar setups here but I don't know if they are lifted enough. During the peak of summer I wash mine regularly because otherwise some slimy algae starts to develop.

 

[treyski]

The only thing I can think of would be to have the Sea-Doo at an angle (I see similar setups here but I don't know if they are lifted enough. During the peak of summer I wash mine regularly because otherwise some slimy algae starts to develop.

Yes I get algae and bugs! The angle would need to be too severe for a lift unfortunately. Thanks.

 

[Craig.Z.]

Just use towels to soak up water. That’s what I do.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Drill some holes, 1" will certainly do the trick!

I believe you're interested in a variant of a scupper type deck drain system and I can understand why.

 

[justals]

I use a wet/dry has after I wash mine

 

[LikeabossTM]

This seems like your best solution.

 

[skiasylum]

It’s now my wallpaper

 

[LikeabossTM]

It’s now my wallpaper

I read this and pictured like you meant on the wall behind your bed. Eheheh

 

[skiasylum]

I read this and pictured like you meant on the wall behind your bed. Eheheh

 

[skiasylum]

Thank you very much.

 

[Ucangetthesauce]

I use the same hose for washing, flushing, and then as a siphon for the footwells. Does a decent enough job that I can just get the rest with a small towel.

 

[benjilafouine]

Plastic coffee container...

 

[darrinm03]

My buddy uses one of children’s pump water guns from Walmart. Costs a couple bucks. Kinda like what’s in the photo. Then towel down the little bit that’s left

 

[SoundRider]

My buddy uses one of children’s pump water guns from Walmart. Costs a couple bucks. Kinda like what’s in the photo. Then towel down the little bit that’s left

Genius, and we have several of them already.

 

[skiasylum]

It rains a lot here and I am thinking of drilling an 1/8" drain hole so the
rain water drains from the topside of the footwells down into the hull/bilge
area and then out the back of the drain plugs when I am not using my
waverunner. When I am in the water, running the bilge can handle any small
amount of water that drains from the footwells into the hull. What do ya
think???

Pictures to follow

 

[skiasylum]

I've got a better idea. Take a half inch drill bit and drill about a hundred
holes in the bottom of the hull. Thank you.

 

[skiasylum]

If there is some way to drill a drain hole slanting downwards through
thewell and the hull, into which you could fit a well fixed tube,
that would be a better approach

 

[Ckrawiec]

If there is some way to drill a drain hole slanting downwards through
thewell and the hull, into which you could fit a well fixed tube,
that would be a better approach

I HOPE you are kidding .....drilling holes through the hull (or the footwells) is never a good idea, just to keep the footwells dry????? A 2 gallon bucket and a little $1 (dollar store) brush will clean those footwells right up...just before each use.

 

[benjilafouine]

Your Sea-Doo cover is not sealed? You could put some 3 M water scotchguard on it.

 

[SoundRider]

 

[skiasylum]

Those were all posts I found on the web searching “draining my foot wells “

 

[skiasylum]

I actually have a stock drain going into my starboard footwell on my ski, drains a low spot on the nose of the ski.

 

[LakesideRec]

We just put the covers on. Keeps the footwells from filling. The angle of our ramps also tends to minimize the amount of water that can collect in there.

 

[Arkie Bob]

The Dollar Store squirt gun looks like the best idea to me.