Anyone have issue or fix for excessive water making its way into the battery compartment? This boat is a 2019 trx elite. Have not had this issue on Previous Tritons. Backwash, rain etc makes its way into the battery compartment and fills up the storage trays hanging there too.
As far as the backwash goes, u can eliminate that by giving your boat throttle just before it sets down from coming off pad. Ur basically just trying to stay ahead of the backwash until the bow drops, bringing the rear up, so the backwash hits the transom instead of coming over it.
Possibly livewells not sealed.
Fills up the storage trays? So water is seeping in from the top? Sounds like it needs a new seal/gasket around the top lip
'13 Triton 19SE 225 Pro XS
'09 Chevy Silverado Z71
Yes new boat. Never had this issue on previous Tritons
Last edited by ccm; 08-24-2019 at 10:19 PM.
When did you purchase the boat? I'd be taking it back to the dealer for them to Warranty repair it if it was recent.
'13 Triton 19SE 225 Pro XS
'09 Chevy Silverado Z71
Also potential for leaks around the ladder. It's a new boat. Get it back to your dealer for diagnosis and repair.Originally Posted by Scud
I have the same issue in a 2020. Haven’t even launched the boat yet, so definitely precipitation related, not back wash. Worst compartments are the battery and starboard front.
I also have issues with the Verado tilting and trimming on its own. Likely also due to a switch or harness being shorted out from water accumulation somewhere.
2020 Triton 216 Fishunter
Mercury V8 300 Verado (2B646603)
My 2017 20 TRX PAT has no seal or weather seal on the battery compartment lid. Lots of other Triton models do not as well. I guess this is something new on the 2019 models. Anyway the only time I got water in mine that filled up the black storage trays was from a heavy rain while the boat was parked nose down.
I fixed this issue with the trays filling up by drilling 4 small holes at each corner. One would think the trays need holes to drain.
Now if its filling up in the bottom something is leaking. Most times the thru hull fittings are not sealed.
I have a 2004 196 and it has NO rubber gaskets on the battery compartment lid, but I also don't use the trays.
They probably didn’t fit the drain hoses in the corners of the battery hatch, there’s a small fitting for drainage in each corner
2018 TRX 18. 2020 Mercury 200 Pro XS V8
Battery compartments are normally not sealed. Sealing in gases formed by the battery charging process and fuel tanks can have explosive results.
Yes, same issue had electrical problem shorting out. Boat would not turn over and trim stopped working
Just to clarify there is no seal/ gasket around battery compartment as most have pointed out. Not needed there it sounds like
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