Scott S Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 I have filled my boat up with water. Nothing came out, no wet spot's nothing. So I take it out on the water, and after about 15 minutes I flip on the bilge and water starts shooting out! Where the bleep is the water coming from. My boat is a 14.5ft sylvan sport troller with a 25 yamaha, both are 2003. Please someone help me find an answer! Scooter
MoriaRiverMan Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) plug maybe not sealing right? Allowing water in but not out ??? just a guess. Or When your filling it with water your not hitting the water line it sits in the water??? Edited May 30, 2008 by MoiraRiverMan
Scott S Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Posted May 30, 2008 I filled the boat right up to my floor. I have put a brand new plug in also Scooter
Pinch Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 I filled the boat right up to my floor. I have put a brand new plug in alsoScooter Wouldn't the waterline be above your floor? You may need to fill it up higher than the floor level. Or maybe where you stand/sit in the boat creates a void in a certain area and lets water in?? I assume that you weren't in the boat when you filled it.
forrest Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 Is there anyway to see the hull of the boat from the inside? Put the boat in the water with as little weight inside as possible, still leak? then you know its below waterline...concentrate efforts there. no leak yet? your in luck..add weight till it leaks....you have narrowed down the search area. you can try distributing the weight front or back....or listing hte boat to one side. this may be time consuming but if you are not making progress in other ways..... forrest
Fish Farmer Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) If you have a live-well, could be coming in around the pump or lose hose. Live-well over flow vent. Live-well overflowing into the boat. Motor-well inspection port. Just a guess. Edited May 30, 2008 by Fish Farmer
Guest robw Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 I would still check the plug. In the water with all the pressure on the outside pushing in, it may leak, but when you fill it from the inside, it creates enough pressure to hold the seal. Alot like the old bathtub drain seals that were held in by the water pressure. That example could also work for another leak where this any overlapped material.
Beans Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 Welcome to the club...This is the first year I didn't fill the "Tin" to check for leaks...never leaked when I filled her but sure as hell she would after launching...After five years I gave up trying to fix her and just continue to bail her out every hour or so...I built a bit of a portable bilge pump with a 12 volt motorcycle battery and a long stick...After a heavy rain I sit on the dock and hold the bilge pump in place until she is empty...I find it easier to bail/pump her out than try to wrestle the cover on and off...
brifishrgy Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 had the same problem till last week when I put the boat on stands so I could pull the trailer out to replace the bunks .. the center support was bowing the center of the boat .. realeased the preasure and found the keel was cracked .. when it was on the trailer you couldnt see it but whe the preasure was realeased it was clear as day .. my advise would be to lower the trailer tongue as low as possable .. place jack stands under the transom and raise the tongue so the boat is off the trailer (dont forget to remove the rear transom straps)... support the front of the boat and lower the trailer so the boat is only supported by the jack stands ..and inspect where the boat sits on the supports .. ya never know it just might work for ya
topraider Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 Scooter, I had the same problem with my 1992 Princecraft, and discovered that the hose going to the livewell must have cracked in the winter. The solution was to put a cork in the intake hole at the back of the boat. So block off all the holes at the back of the boat and see if that helps. There was no problem with the hull at all.
Scott S Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for all the advice fellas!! Sure is frustrating when you keep thinking you have it licked to find out that you haven't done anything Scooter
misfish Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 Welcome to the club...This is the first year I didn't fill the "Tin" to check for leaks...never leaked when I filled her but sure as hell she would after launching...After five years I gave up trying to fix her and just continue to bail her out every hour or so...I built a bit of a portable bilge pump with a 12 volt motorcycle battery and a long stick...After a heavy rain I sit on the dock and hold the bilge pump in place until she is empty...I find it easier to bail/pump her out than try to wrestle the cover on and off... Thats what I would do too Norm. Too much time lost to fishing.LOL
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