Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Flushing Ballast System?

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Flushing Ballast System?

    Gang,
    I dropped off my '08 RZ4 for it's 20-hr service already -- not bad for a newbie, right? We've had it less than a month! Quick question for you more experienced guys: we do our boating in salt water (Peconic Bay off Long Island) and are religious about flushing the boat properly w/ freshwater using the flush system when we take the boat out of the water every Sunday. That, however, only flushes the engine. I was told by the dealer to flush the ballast system every so often, but that it's not the easiest thing to do--requires using a suction or something on the bottom of the boat? Any of you guys know exactly how to do it? Marina has the boat for the week, so I'm hoping to give the service guys there the directions and let them do it...
    Thx,
    JF
    P.S. I know, I'm delinquent on pictures of the boat -- I took some this weekend; my wife has the camera, so as soon as she downloads the pics and sends them to me, I'll post 'em.

    #2
    Maybe you could fill it with freshwater and drain it a few times.
    I'm on a boat man. I got my flippy floppies....

    Comment


      #3
      We have to have pics before advice. J/K of course. Do you have hard tanks or sacs?
      www.automarinecare.com CWB, ACME, FlyHigh, Merc Marine, PCM, Marine-power, WETSOUNDS, HSE Volume Controls, Kicker, Sony, Samson Sports, and many other marine parts or accessory's.

      Comment


        #4
        Just put a hose in the through hull and turn on the hose and turn on the pumps.
        Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. Albert Einstein

        Comment


          #5
          I have never heard of flushing the ballast systems. I have used fat sacs for years and never flushed them , not even once. I know mntsmith has the factory tanks on his and I don't think he has ever flushed them either (he will chime in eventually). IMO, the freshwater left sitting in the bottom of the tank will grow more algae and stuff then the salt water anyhow.

          Comment


            #6
            Originally posted by SPBFAN View Post
            We have to have pics before advice. J/K of course. Do you have hard tanks or sacs?
            sacks

            Comment

            Working...
            X