2021 TRX 20 getting water in rear compartments

[bassanine]

It is frustrating to get water in your compartments of a new boat..... On a clear day without running the live wells, I do not get water in the compartments.... if i run my live wells I get water in the compartments. does anyone else have this problem and if so how can we fix it?

[Caymas ProXS]

Open lid up, take a flash light and look up underneath the fiberglass lips of both live wells. I bet you find they are not sealed properly @ very top and this is spilling over and where you’re getting the excess water from in the adjoining compartments.

[Lightning 6]

Caymas Pro XS nailed it. 2 man job imo….one shines light, other identifies gaps. 1 man job if done at night (or in dark garage). Use an led shop light to identify gaps between top of livewell & bottom of rear deck. Do this from opposing sides (from compartments & from livewell. Mark the gaps & seal with Sudbury elastomeric sealant (Triton production manager recommended Sudbury to me a few years ago….back when you could get them on the phone).

Or, just run a bead of Sudbury around the complete seam ….. should have been done & checked at factory.

Good luck!

[VA Bass]

my 2021 triton trx 18 takes in water every trip. I did have water in back compartments after a tourny when the bilge went off. The live well lids needed silicone. I did that and no more water in compartments. However, I still have a decent amount of water drain out of bilge every trip. Could be a lot of places to look. I just have not done it and I shouldn't have to with a new boat

[Murph44]

Check to see if they put enough sealant in the drain plug , in/out take tubes in the back bottom
of the boat .. was the issue for few guys last year…

[Lightning 6]

Check hose clamps on both ends of each hose in bilge (overflows, recirc, livewell, bilge & auto bilge).