87 sea sprite 225 cc taking on water

[Lwarden]

Noticed the other day my bilge is filling with water about 2 gals in as many hrs on the lake with out pumping it out, (I bought the boat early this summer), so I brought it home tilted it up so the bow was way up and found water seeping from the 2 lower gimbal housing bolts and around the bottom edge too I think. Can I pull the outdrive and gimble housing and re seal it?..Im hoping the transome isnt rotted if I do pull it. How big a job is this for a pretty handy mecahnically inclined guy?

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 87 sea sprite 225 cc taking on water

If you're still leaking water after trailering it home, I suspect you won't like what you find after pulling the outdrive &/or fully inspecting the transom & bilge. If there is any other areas you can look below deck, you should closely examine there too.... Ski locker, engine compartment, in-deck rod storage, back to back seats that have storage below, under bow seating boxes, etc...

Pix of where the water's leaking out, the bilge & engine bay areas, and where the engine mount/coupler attach on the interior side of the transom, might help too....

 

[Lwarden]

Re: 87 sea sprite 225 cc taking on water

I never pulled the plug till after I got it home so I could see just where the water was coming from with the bow way up in my driveway. I noticed its leaking/seeping from the bottom 2 gimble housing bolts and at the edge of the gimgle housing plate on the bottom where it meets the transome.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 87 sea sprite 225 cc taking on water

I never pulled the plug till after I got it home so I could see just where the water was coming from with the bow way up in my driveway. I noticed its leaking/seeping from the bottom 2 gimble housing bolts and at the edge of the gimgle housing plate on the bottom where it meets the transome.

If you're still leaking water after trailering it home, I suspect you won't like what you find after pulling the outdrive &/or fully inspecting the transom & bilge. If there is any other areas you can look below deck, you should closely examine there too.... Ski locker, engine compartment, in-deck rod storage, back to back seats that have storage below, under bow seating boxes, etc...

Pix of where the water's leaking out, the bilge & engine bay areas, and where the engine mount/coupler attach on the interior side of the transom, might help too....

That only makes it marginally better, if the bilge pump works & expels water overboard, it should be draining the area between the engine & the gimble housing too, as the lowest point in the bilge of the boat.

W/out additional info & pix, I don't think I'd be anymore optimistic then I was in my previous post.