I have a problem which is not serious, or is it?

I recently bought a used Tidecraft center console boat, 17 feet
with a Mariner 115hp outboard. When I take it out, it always
makes some water in the bilges. Usually, the bilge pump gets it
out in a minute or two, and when I pull the plug on the ramp
water runs out for a thirty seconds, or so.

As I said, these are not major amounts of water, but I don't know
whether this is normal or not. Today we were out for about two
hours on pretty smooth water (Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas). I
didn't see any water coming on board from, for example, letting
the following wave come over the transom. Am I concerned about
nothing? Is this commonplace on powerboats, or is there reason
to look harder for a leak? TIA

-Raf

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Rafael Seibert

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