taking on water
 

I purchased a used sea ray 21 ft. seville 1986, after leaving in the
water a couple of days the boat was filling with water, no aparent
holes in hull and still I was getting water inside sleep area days
after I pulled boat from water. if anybody has ever experienced
anything like this any help would be apreciated. thanks steve.

taking on water
 

steve wrote:
I purchased a used sea ray 21 ft. seville 1986, after leaving in the
water a couple of days the boat was filling with water, no aparent
holes in hull and still I was getting water inside sleep area days
after I pulled boat from water. if anybody has ever experienced
anything like this any help would be apreciated. thanks steve.

If you're making water when you're hauled out, and depending on
climate, you might start by making sure you have adequate ventilation.

Look next for saturated flotation, and hope that isn't the case.

taking on water
 

"steve" wrote in message
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I purchased a used sea ray 21 ft. seville 1986, after leaving in the
water a couple of days the boat was filling with water, no aparent
holes in hull and still I was getting water inside sleep area days
after I pulled boat from water. if anybody has ever experienced
anything like this any help would be apreciated. thanks steve.

I'd bet the rubber boot that connects the outdrive to the hull is leaking.

They get old and brittle and leak. Or sometimes small animals can gnaw
holes through them.

taking on water
 

I purchased a used sea ray 21 ft. seville 1986, after leaving in the
water a couple of days the boat was filling with water, no aparent
holes in hull and still I was getting water inside sleep area days
after I pulled boat from water. if anybody has ever experienced
anything like this any help would be apreciated. thanks steve.

Is it just one bilge area on that boat, or is there a separate one for the
engine compartment? If there's two, which one's getting water first? Where
you getting new water in the bilge after it'd already been out of the water?
Or was it just water that was still there, or shifted foward from the engine
room area once it was on the trailer?

taking on water
 

Bill Kearney wrote:
I purchased a used sea ray 21 ft. seville 1986, after leaving in the
water a couple of days the boat was filling with water, no aparent
holes in hull and still I was getting water inside sleep area days
after I pulled boat from water. if anybody has ever experienced
anything like this any help would be apreciated. thanks steve.

Is it just one bilge area on that boat, or is there a separate one for the
engine compartment? If there's two, which one's getting water first? Where
you getting new water in the bilge after it'd already been out of the water?
Or was it just water that was still there, or shifted foward from the engine
room area once it was on the trailer?

there is two areas. one in frontand one under engine, it seems to me
that the water is pooling up front, thanks steve

taking on water
 

there is two areas. one in frontand one under engine, it seems to me
that the water is pooling up front, thanks steve

Ok then start by seeing just how many places there are through the hull that
would leak into this area. And if you've got a fresh water tank make sure
it's not leaking. Has it been raining hard in your area? Many boats do
allow some spaces to drain into the bilge. A lot of rainwater is something
to consider. Otherwise on a boat that's a few years old you may be facing
failure of through hull fittings. It happens and unless there's been
leakage around the fitting into the core of the hull it's not all that
difficult to replace. It's when the water gets into the coring that you get
real trouble. When the through hulls get pulled it's important to look
inside the hole edges to see if water has penetrated them. This is where
it's often a good idea to have left the boat in the water for a couple of
hours before pulling the through-hulls. A boat that's been on the trailer
for a while may have dried too completely to show the moisture at the points
of entry.

Otherwise, you need to make sure there aren't any cracks. Someone having
run it aground hard could've opened up a split along the keel. Take a VERY
close look at the bottom to make sure that's not the case.

Pray it's just through-hulls and there's no core damage. Otherwise get
ready for some serious financial pain...