Look for the leak! Check around the plug to see if it is loose, and any
through hulls for leakage.

"Misifus" wrote in message
news:S9gGe.61806$FP2.5658@lakeread03...
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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Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

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