"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
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You failed to read his post. His water problem was after it rained
heavily.


I did not. On my Sundancer, which is admittedly larger than his 250 but is
of the same vintage, there is absolutely no way for rainwater to enter the
forward bilge area directly. There is simply no way outside water has any
direct access whatsoever to that area, which is exactly why Sea Ray did not
install a bilge pump in the compartment. While it is possible that his 250
might be different than my 290, I highly doubt it. It is entirely possible
that there is a drain source that could route outside drainage water into
the sump. What my post suggests is that the water that is in the forward
bilge area did not enter the bilge directly, but rather through the
overflowing sump. This may or may not have anything whatsoever to do with
recent rains. My post was intended to suggest that the owner reverse his
thinking. He was wondering why the water in the bilge compartment was not
removed by the sump, and my post was intended to alert him that the sump
itself is very likely what put the water there in the first place. Perhaps
you missed the part where I mentioned that I've had it happen twice on my
boat.

In other words, I offered a potential diagnosis and solution based on
personal experience that required just a little bit of thinking outside the
box, a place your mind refused to be led, resulting in your comment which
offered a grand total of nothing.