Help transom leaking

[Jrato14]

I am ready to run for this thing. We launched the boat today and this is what’s happening.

 

[Scott Danforth]

so, pull the drives, pull the motors and fix the transom

 

[Jrato14]

I’m going to have someone work on it but he is saying could be bellows

 

[Jrato14]

It’s hard to tell where it is leaking from

 

[Scott Danforth]

Have you pulled the drive for the annual maintenance and inspected the bellows?

 

[cptbill]

Transom, bellows, Y pipe, Scotts right pull the drive check the bellows then pull the motor

 

[Donald0039]

It's good to pull the drive(s) one a year especially in salt water. You can grease the spline, u-joints, inspect the bellows and kind of makes sure the drive does not get stuck (corroded) on the transom assembly.

 

[Jrato14]

Hi all good advice. I tracked my leak to where this raw water line meets the transom. It’s hard to get to but I’m wondering if it is just loose or something

 

[Jrato14]

Just checking to see if anyone has any thought if bellows can leak here. I am having them done next week just hoping that could solve the problem

 

[cyclops222]

You should NOT attempt to repair that leak. Have a shop do it

 

[Jrato14]

I am not doing it my question is could the bellows be causing that

 

[Jrato14]

It is right where that hose connects to the outdrive

 

[BRICH1260]

It`s hard to see a leak in the pic, but a leak anywhere on that hose would not be in conjunction with a bad bellows. The bellows could still be bad and need replacing but if you see water from that hose, it would not be bellows water.

 

[HiWard]

That’s the hose for the raw water to enter through the transom in to the power steering cooler. I also have a small leak on the transom end of this hose, only when engine is off as the suction from the impeller will not allow water to leak when running. Water will drip from the hose barb onto the Y-pipe of the exhaust and into the bilge. Did you try to tighten the hose clamp(s)?

 

[Jrato14]

Alright so problem solved the hose clamp was actually to far up the hose so I put a second which seemed to have fixed it

 

[ESGWheel]

That is great got to the issue.
And suggest some follow up: improperly placed clamps (as well as overnighted or wrong type of clamps) can cause premature hose failure. A clamp tightened straddling the hose bib like the mockup below can eventually cause a failure at that point (blue arrow). And lot of bibs cannot accommodate 2 clamps, unsure if this one can. Suggestion is to REMOVE that improperly placed clamp. Here is a good article on hose clamps in the marine environment: link.

 

[Jrato14]

Thank you. Will do