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Hello. Just took possession of our new Bennington and love it. One thing, though, has me scratching my head. After a significant rain (and despite the cover being on throughout the downpour) I noticed that the glove box (picture attached) had significant water pooling inside. Presumably this compartment would be water proof or at least significantly water resistant as 1) it contains 12v, audio, and USB ports within, and 2) it has no drainage holes to release water that does accumulate. Based on the picture I am thinking perhaps a necessary rubber seal strip was never attached, but that is simply a guess. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I would also appreciate advice on how tightly I should tie/attach the cover the bimini support poles? Should I be trying to get the fit as tight as possible, or should I assume that some amount of water will get past the cover regardless of my attempts?

Thank you for considering my questions.
 

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I have the same design and same problem, the engineer behind this is a complete asshat, I leave a towel draped over it when it isn't under the storage roof, I almost drilled a couple of holes in it but realized it would just dump water on the amps inside the helm.
 
Cover should be tight....you don't want water pooling on the cover because that will stretch the fabric and eventually create a weak spot.
 
I have the same issue. Very frustrating to have a quality pontoon with a crap glove box. Very cheap, small, and water accumulates inside even with my cover on. Dealer informed me to drill a hole in it which is a stupid thing to ask an owner to do IMO.
 
I bet a hole can be drilled and a hose attached to a “nipple” or something to drain water through floor so it doesn’t go under helm
 
Thank you for the replies! We are going to try to seal it best we can, and likely drill a hole with a drain tube. Appreciate the insight.
 
A couple of nice ideas above. I hope one of them works out for all of you with the glovebox.
 
Wow, that seems like a lot of water for having it covered. In fact, I don't ever remember finding water on my helm so perhaps I'm just lucky. That said, I can see where that would be annoying. Before drilling a hole, I'd go to my local hardware store and see about some weather stripping of some sort. Good luck and please report back as it appears others can learn from your experience.
 
Okay I'm just trying to picture your cover on and a significant amount of water is still getting in your glove box. Have you traced how/where the water is getting through the cover to get in your glovebox?!? That would bug the crap out of me! Before I sealed the glovebox I would figure out how that water is getting through your cover first!!!
 
Fair point. The boat is brand new so we haven't had much time to figure out the source, and my first inclination is always to think "user error", but the cover certainly seemed to be attached correctly. My immediate thought was simply that this compartment should be waterproof/resistant as it contains electronic outlets/inputs. As such, I was expecting responses to suggest/confirm something straightforward like "you are simply missing the weather stripping", but it has been eye opening that it appears the compartment was not designed to be waterproof in the first place. Thank you for your response and I agree that next step is to determine how water is getting through in the first place.
 
BB, for reference those two items on my dash are out in the open and thus "exposed". However, as I said before, I've never seen any indication of water on my helm, even though there are a couple of drains. Like BK suggested, you might want to take a bucket with you on your next visit to the boat.
 
Normally water can transfer through the cover where it touches other items. Windshield, steering wheel, seat tops, etc... It can also penetrate through the thread holes and drip off hanging threads. There’s a ton of ways it can permeate. These covers are water resistant but not water proof as they have to breathe. Personally, I’d put thin layer of foam tape and get a drain nipple, drill the hole, connect the drain line and enjoy the boat. Also the covers on the electronics help them stay water resistant. Mine are open to the weather with just the little caps.
 
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