Does your boat leak any water at all?

[jigngrub]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

For those with leaking aluminum boats that may have leaky rivets you can put some water in the bilge with the boat on the trailer and do the water test thing. Then you can fix your leaky rivets like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MA1-5NXjs&feature=related

 

[Ray1958]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

I've got a '75 14' Lund. Doesn't leak a bit. I was gratefull that the rivits didn't need bucking after I bought her. I bought her from the Original owner last summer.

Ray

 

[rabristol]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

I had a small leak on my inboard outdrive. It was the shifter cable boot. It leaked a little like yours and more as I lifted the outdrive up. It only got worse until I replaced the boot.

I had my boat 100% water tight last year, this year I have a leak somewhere that I just can NOT seem to find. Its only about 3 cups worth of water usually after 3-4 hours on the water, but it drives me nutty.

Just curious if 100% water tight is the norm. or am I just OCD?

On the bright side, my transom cant rot(used Coosa when I replaced it).

Still driving me nuts trying to chase it down. I can see it is coming from the actual drain plug, but I can't tell if it is something on the transom or the drain plug hole itself.

 

[lakelover]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

....her reevets leak a bit......

reevets will do that.

 

[Chas0218]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

It depends if I run my livewell or wash down my deck. My thru deck connection doesn't have a fitting on under deck part (can't reach to put a clamp on it) but i pull my plug when I get in and squirt out about 1 gallon worth of water. When I don't run the livewell or wash it down I generally don't getmore than a cup or none. I also need to seal up my center hatch to keep water from entering the bilge.

 

[MAXXIE]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

I've had a leak ever since I got my boat, '85 Bayliner bowrider w/ 85hp force o/b. I've been trying everything to find & repair it. If I'm out on the water, sitting or running, I'd need to pump quite a bit of water out every 1/2 hr. to 45 min's. Not until I had to change a bunk on the trailer did I find the problem, there was a scrape in the hull about 12" long that could not be seen until I jacked the boat up off the trailer for the bunk replacement. Sealed with 3M 5200 & presto! not a damn drop. I'm a happy boater now, could not relax knowing I had water getting in. Was not all that bad, just bugged the hell out of me. Anyway, that's my story.

 

[catfishcarl99]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

when i tore my floor out this spring to re do it i found a small 1/4 inch split in my hull right in a stern angle underneath. about like the flat tip of a screwdriver. i repaired it with aves 2 part waterproof epoxy inside and out after i sanded it down to bare alum. i knew something was a mis cause first time i had it out this spring it took on quite a bit. i bet it drained for 5 min. bilage wasnt pumping. had debris in the suction. now the last 3-4 times i had it out i got less than a gallon after 4-5 hours. might have a leaky river or two. i like the video on repairing rivets in the thread. i might have to try that this summer and get her tight. when i got it back in 04 ide get a trickle after 5-6 hrs. i mean less than a cup. but now bilage is cleaned out and working so i flick on every time i drive to another spot to fish ect... so im usually not draining anything but a spit when i load.

 

[R Socey]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

My old Starcraft aluminum did, my fiberglass Wellcraft none!

 

[DonHof]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

Had water once! forgot the PLUG.

 

[Augoose]

Re: Does your boat leak any water at all?

Nope - my boat holds all the water nicely!