Water in hull...

[t_brown1986]

Is it normal for a bass boat to take on some water slowely?? Like i have to turn bilge on about every half hour.. my under boat is PERFECT.. only a few beach marks.. no holes or cracks... only thing i can figure is around screw holes from dept finder and etc... any other thoughts?? or where to look....

 

[salty87]

Re: Water in hull...

do you have livewell(s)?

 

[5150abf]

Re: Water in hull...

It isn't normal for any boat to take on water, having to turn on the bilge pump every 30 minutes I would say it is a pretty decent hole you have.

Next time you are out take a flash light and see if you can see where it is coming from, the other option is to fill the boat with water and see where it comes out but watch as water is really heavy and you don't want to bend your trailer..

I have had a livewell feed line break, took awhile to find that one, it took on water but I could never find a leak in the boat.

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

yeah i have live wells... it is like a small trickel coming from the right side standing behind boat.. i cant see under there to see where its coming in>????

 

[SuzukiChopper]

Re: Water in hull...

Fill up the livewells while trailered and see if the bilge fills up. If not then do what 5150abf said and carefully fill up the bilge while on the trailer and see if you can see the leak on the outside of the boat.

 

[etex driller]

Re: Water in hull...

Make sure rub rail is sealed up good as well
I had one that leaked water in like crazy at rear of boat at rub rail

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

rubwell isnt close to water.. got inches... hmm imma take it out tomorrow and see then if nothing ill drop the water hose in it... we will see...

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

also what is a good silicone/calk to use.. that it can get wet and wont hurt anything.. i wanna pull my transponder screws and fill them and all around them.. and im just gonna redo the underneath of rub rail.. so what should i use???

 

[RollingWanderer]

Re: Water in hull...

I'd suggest 3M Marine Sealant, either the 5200 or 4200. The 5200 is supposed to be better in the long run, but takes longer to cure. They can be found at nearly any boat store, or at Wal-Mart.

-RW

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Water in hull...

The 3M 4200 fast cure will do the trick...
The rub rail will leak when underway from the spray on some boats..all you need is to run a small bead on the underside of the rail.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Water in hull...

Just re-sealed everything on mine this season. Make sure you dig out all the old stuff first though. I do it about every 5 seasons but inspect it about every week. Tedious job but worth every second.

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

Yeah I think the water may be coming from under my rub pad the circles boat.. imma dig it all out next week and use what you guys said to redo it...

 

[Boss Hawg]

Re: Water in hull...

Yeah I think the water may be coming from under my rub pad the circles boat.. imma dig it all out next week and use what you guys said to redo it...

Let us know - I have the same situation on my '87 Starcraft fiberglass bassboat thats makin me a little nuts

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

oh yeah im sure its coming from under the bump pad... cause when two was on back and that sets in water you can hear it slowley draining in... when we both moved to front it stops.. so think i got this busted.. MAYBE!

 

[t_brown1986]

Re: Water in hull...

yea it is deff coming in under the bumper pad.. with just two people and gear and cooler no leaking.. another person on board or two puts it down to under the rear bumper and what ya know.. a little seepage begins.... so thanks guys!!!