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My first posting; I recently purchased a 1988 Bass Buggy about a week ago. I didn't notice at the time of purchase that there seems to some water in the pontoons. My questions are how do I remove the water? Is this common? Any help will do!

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Yes it is common....Take a small hose and put into the vent ports on top of the tubes and siphon the water out....Then check for any cracks in the welds and have an aluminum welder weld and pressure test the logs..........

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Good job!

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where are the plugs supposed to be. i have a 89 bass buggy and dont seem to see any.

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Some don't have removable plugs but they are usually on the lower back of the toon.

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Or look on the top of your toons

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Thanks to all on this project.

After finding the vents at the top of the tube. I purchased a drill operated pump and some clear tubing I was able to siphon the water out. I got out 3 gallons of water from the one tube. Next project step is to find out where the leak is and fix it.

Again Thanks To All!!!Big smile



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I used my small shop vac and put the hose on exhaust side to pressure test the tubes  just remember not to go over 2-3psi from what i have been reading 
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Thanks for the pics--going to be helpful for a lot of folks needing to pressure test.  If you can, would you post a pic of how you integrated the digital tire pressure gauge?  And where did you find it?  I went to one of the big auto parts stores and they said they didn't have a monitor that would read as low as 1-3 psi.  

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How about this one, measures 1-15lb in 1/4lb increments and for under $20 and here's another one that's even more precise (more money)

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Saw this on iboats pontoon forum - this will make you think twice about too much air! 




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Yep, now that's a sight nobody wants to see on their toon.

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Boy, i sure dont want to see that pic, it almost makes you sick at youre tummy

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I wonder what it sounded like when it let go, and how far that end cap went. Yikes!

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