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    auto bilge pump with something stuck under float? had a piece of soft plastic cause mine to run constantly one time--- water leak looks like water pressure gauge hose maybe?
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    Looks like tubing that would go to the speedo or tach that maybe feel off.

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    The leaking tube is probably a water pressure gauge.

    If the pump has a float, look for something causing it to stick. If the sensor is part of the pump, look for cracks in the body.

    Was the boat exposed to freezing temperatures without being winterized?
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    Does your water pressure gauge work? If not it could be the tube has come off the back and thats what is leaking.
    Or, and this is my bet, It's a speedo tube that came off the back of the speedo.
    Your pump is staying on because something is stuck in/under the auto bilge float.

    You just saved a couple hundred bucks, maybe more if you had taken it to a crooked dealer/repair shop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    The leaking tube is probably a water pressure gauge.

    If the pump has a float, look for something causing it to stick. If the sensor is part of the pump, look for cracks in the body.

    Was the boat exposed to freezing temperatures without being winterized?
    says he lives in georgia so not likely??
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    Speedometer tube unless water pressure gauge is zero

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    Quote Originally Posted by mactlman View Post
    says he lives in georgia so not likely??
    Probably more likely there than someplace further north. Atlanta gets snow, and a surprise freeze in the south could catch you off guard. Further north, you know it will freeze and you winterize the boat.
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    Thanks everyone for the replies! I will check out the float switch asap

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    Quote Originally Posted by mactlman View Post
    says he lives in georgia so not likely??
    Yeah haven't had any freezing weather lately