Boat Horn
Mank
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I have a 2013 246BR and after this last season, my boat horn was pretty much dead, you could hardly hear it. So being under warranty, I had them replace it. After replacing it, I asked the tech what caused the horn to go bad, and he stated that Rinker has a bad design in the placement of the horn. The horn gets water in it every time the boat hits a wave, and he did not have any ideas on how to stop this from happening. So yes I am also writing Rinker about this, but thought I would check to see if this has happened to anyone else, and how they fixed it?
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On my boat you'd really have to stuff the bow to get it submerged, but I dont doubt its subject to a good amount of spray, but I'd expect it to be somewhat water resistant.
On my boat its just in front of the docking light:
On my annual spring to-do list, I routinely disassemble the horn and clean the "points."
Mark
2019 MTX20 Extreme
Dear Santa, please bring me a REAL boat horn. I've been nice at least a few times this year. That should count for something... PS please discontinue those silly Rinker buzzer horns and give uncle harry more coal.
A new horn that sounds like a horn is in order. It'd have to go on the deck in front of the helm on the starboard foredeck for our 270. Just enough trouble to put it down a little way on the to-do list. Until then just listen for our stock kazoo followed by snickers from nearby boaters.
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
If so its very easy to get to the horn and replace if needed. Its only held in place by sliding into a bracket and there's a positive & negative slide on terminal. Cant get much easier.
2001 310 Fiesta Vee
T-5.0 FWC Mercs w/ B2
The Wolo 125 Dominator would do just fine at $88 on Amazon. An air horn would be even better except for the KISS principle which, when ignored, always bites me. Blast away.
PC BYC, Holland, MI
PC BYC, Holland, MI
PC BYC, Holland, MI
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