Well, I finally found my leak....it was just a hose clamp (2 of them)
at the very bottom of a hose where the water is sucked into the
engine....I never could see them, but the guy who came out today found
them and said it probably came from the manufacturer like that...it
took him some time and lots of bending/stretching to get to it...he
double checked all the other hose clamps even though I had done that
this past weekend...I have been getting water in the bilge ever since
I got the boat, but the dealer kept telling me SOME water was normal
and I was not getting a whole lot....now I am getting none....
Perhaps the dealer should reimburse me the service charge I had to
have this guy come out and fix it. I feel a whole lot better about
it now that there is absolutely no leak.

"D. Merenda" wrote:

"Bob D." wrote in message
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For those who have interest, either in solving their own problem or
helping out a fellow boater, I have continued troubleshooting my water
leakage problems over this past weekend.

For those who have not read my previous postings on this subject, I am
taking on significant water underway, but not a drop while she is
dockside. My friend managed to track the water ingress as coming from
forward of the engine room bulkhead, but nothing more specific.
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I had a similar problem that turned out to be a crack in the underside of the rubber
boot that encases the shift cable. The only time it took in water was when the outdrive
was trimmed up. While dockside with the drive down, it took in no water. Are you sure
the water is coming foward of the engine compartment?
Dom

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