I had my new to me Skeeter Starfire 115 out the other day and noticed that first , the bilge always seemed to have water in it. Secondly I noticed that each time I stopped the boat , I would get a rush of water that would come over the transom and soak everyone in the front seats with water . Is that normal ?
After a while , I decided to open the bilge compartment because the trim motor would no longer raise or lower. Upon opening the compartment , I saw that two of the hoses that were to deliver water to both the live wells and the bilge pump , were torn badly and pumping most of the water into the bilge , covered the battery as well. When I got home , I replaced all of the hoses , disconnected the batteries and used an air compressor to dry out the trim motor and solenoids and now the trim motor works just fine. I was lucky to have not sunk the boat . The bow would not lower on my way back to the marina , of course I was only going 7 miles per hour.
I guess my most important question is why am I getting that rush of water over the transom ? Is it because the bilge was heavy with water , or was I stopping too fast ? I am a bit confused , any answers would be appreciated .
Thanks
Flowconpc
After a while , I decided to open the bilge compartment because the trim motor would no longer raise or lower. Upon opening the compartment , I saw that two of the hoses that were to deliver water to both the live wells and the bilge pump , were torn badly and pumping most of the water into the bilge , covered the battery as well. When I got home , I replaced all of the hoses , disconnected the batteries and used an air compressor to dry out the trim motor and solenoids and now the trim motor works just fine. I was lucky to have not sunk the boat . The bow would not lower on my way back to the marina , of course I was only going 7 miles per hour.
I guess my most important question is why am I getting that rush of water over the transom ? Is it because the bilge was heavy with water , or was I stopping too fast ? I am a bit confused , any answers would be appreciated .
Thanks
Flowconpc
I've had a few bass boats and getting SOME water in the splash well was common. I learned to work the throttle to break down from plane and then throttle up a little to get ahead of the wake. I would think that you are correct. Water is heavy and the added rear weight was most likely a factor. Your on the right track with repairs.
