I am still fixing my lovely boat - dam thing had several leaks - the
stuffing box on the ruder shaft, a crack near the prop filling up the keel
which forced water through the hull (yes) at a weak point near a bulkhead
forward of the engine and now the bloody shaft seal is leaking.

stay determined - dry out with a towel if necessary and you will eventually
find it and have a dry boat.

Don't believe that a boat should have water in the bilge - it shouldn't.

Shawn
"Scallywag"

"Jim Woodard" wrote in message
...
Service manager at the dealership mentioned that, and showed me which
hose clamps to check and when....got a weekend project.

Gordon wrote:

Just had a friend with the same problem of mysterious bilge water. He
found
it was a leaky hose connection that only leaked under higher pressures,
ie
high rpm's !!!
G

"Bob D." wrote in message
...
Jim,

I'm having the same problem, and am still investigating it.


Here are some things to keep try or keep in mind.


Unless you have a manual bilge pump only, there is no way to tell how
much
water your are getting in the bilge. I wired in a counter to actualy
increment by one whenever the pump activates. By pouring water into
your
bilge I can measure the ammount of water needed to the float the
switch
that automatically activates the pump. At the very least I can
monitor if
the condition is getting worse, such as the pump cycling more often
during
the same trip distance and conditions.

Check your bilge pump(s) and other thru-hull hoses to make sure they
are
properly looped above their thru-hull. If the discharge hose is not
looped in this manner, water bay be splashing in via the thru-hull
then
dumping back into the bilge. Not a major problem, but if you don't
know
how the water is getting in ... I suspect I am having this is the
problem
with my 28 Wellcraft, since I don't seem to take on any water at
displacement speeds.

As for troubleshooting... let the boat sit at the dock for a few
rainless
days and note if any water gets in. Even with rains, most boats are
designed to dump the majority of water out via scuppers so the water
intake should by no means be significant. Next have someone who is
compentent at the helm or at inspecting for water ingress head out
with
you with hatches open on a calm sunny day. Have them look at the
lowest
point in the boat, usually the engine hatch. If they see water
accumulating have them note where, and follow up by looking through
every
inspection hatch. If there is no water present, repeat the process at
planing speeds.

Hope this helps.

Bob Dimond


In article ,
wrote:

Can anyone tell me why I get a significant amount of water in the
bilge
every time I take my Sea Ray out on the water? This has happened
ever
since I bought the boat new but I used to drain it every time I took
it out...Now I have it on a boat lift and I drain it about every 3
times
I take it out and water pours out of the drain plug for 25-30
seconds
and sometimes more....

Could this be a hull problem, which would be still under warranty?
Or is it probably engine related?
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