by Guest » Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:05 pm
Actually, mine barely floats, I think it is more a case where the ball gets "sucked" into the hole to stop the water from continuing to flow in. I don't know about the "black gunk", could be algae? Mine is partly painted with antifoulant since I moor in saltwater. I don't think you can get the ball out of there without removing the whole assembly from the boat or else breaking something. (Based on my plastic bailer, DePersia aluminum version may be diffrent?)
Min will usually drain as long as the boat is moving forward. The "turbulance" that you observed may be due to the bailer, but the bailer should be creating a sort-of hole in the water behind it and that should draw the water out.
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