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#573160 - 01/16/10 10:45 AM Leaking pontoon bladder
madcapmag Juvenile at Sea Registered: 05/22/06 Posts: 115 Loc: Issaquah WA	Does anyone have an idea on how to find a leak in a pontoon boat bladder? It is a small hole. I could not see one while looking for it. Unfortunately, i don't have a tub large enough to submerge the bladder in, so I need some alternatives. Thanks! _________________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash, and I am delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever! -The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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#573161 - 01/16/10 10:59 AM Re: Leaking pontoon bladder [Re: madcapmag]
laterun Repeat Spawner Registered: 10/09/04 Posts: 1016 Loc: Napavine,Washington	Pump it up and fill a small squirt bottle with a heavy mix of liquid soap and water. They make a pre-mix called "snoop" for this, but it's just soap and water.The leak will blow bubbles when you find it.
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#573162 - 01/16/10 11:20 AM Re: Leaking pontoon bladder [Re: laterun]
shawn k Juvenile at Sea Registered: 04/22/04 Posts: 192	most likely you have a rock or piece of sand caught in your valve. Take a qtip soaked in alcohol and clean inside the valve and spring also blow it off with high pressure compressed air.
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#573169 - 01/16/10 12:05 PM Re: Leaking pontoon bladder [Re: laterun]
madcapmag Juvenile at Sea Registered: 05/22/06 Posts: 115 Loc: Issaquah WA	Originally Posted By: laterun Pump it up and fill a small squirt bottle with a heavy mix of liquid soap and water. They make a pre-mix called "snoop" for this, but it's just soap and water.The leak will blow bubbles when you find it. That did the trick! Thanks! _________________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash, and I am delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever! -The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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