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Hello All,
Just noticed that this topic is hot again this year. My mod has not remained water tight. It leaks to this day. I simply pull the inspection plates after any trip where the transom is awash most of the day. I sponge out the water, let it air dry and put the plates back on. The warpage of the factory plates and the lip of the void area make it difficult to get it leak free. I have resisted filling the channel between the grey factory plate and the wall of the transom well, as some have. I may do that or just make some new, tighter fitting plates in the future. For now the infrequent removal of water is not all that troublesome.
Randy, If you include this mod in your video, how about also talking with the factory about fixing this once and for all. A tighter fitting plate, that is judiciously sealed with Rule should do it once and for all. They just need to make the template for the plates a little larger so they fit tight. I hate it when sand and scales get into the channel around the edge of the plates and you have to let it all dry then vacumm the stuff out. We shouldn't have to fill that void with Rule to solve a simple problem.
I LOVE MY SUZUKI. ON THE FOURTH SEASON WITH ZERO TROUBLE. GREAT GAS MILEAGE TOO!
Codfish
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