Water in bilge while stored?

[BamaBass99]

Getting very small amount of water in the bilge when boat is stored? Boat is stored in an outdoor boat storage (land, not in the water), and covered. I sucked out the bilge a week ago and now it has a small amount of water back in it. High humidity area, south AL.

[DaveBrabec]

Plug out and lift the front a little. Shouldn’t be any water

[Fishing Addict]

Plug out and lift the front a little. Shouldn’t be any water

And crack a couple of lids open to allow air flow.

[Dennyg]

Probably just condensation that has built up

[BassinPaPaw]

I’m gonna ask the obvious, but you have the plug out right? lol

[Team Mud]

And crack a couple of lids open to allow air flow.

i always keep the back hatch cracked when not using the boat, allowing water evaporation and any battery fumes out of boat.

[Bass Cat Boats]

If the internal structure has a laminate crack or is compromised, then the foam flotation chamber could be slowly leaking water from a compromised chamber.

[rdw]

if the foam in the boats wet it will do that, I had a 2000 Stratos 201 that the foam was waterlogged from the owner before me leaving it out without a cover, when I bought it I kept it dry and the same thing happened.

[BamaBass99]

if the foam in the boats wet it will do that, I had a 2000 Stratos 201 that the foam was waterlogged from the owner before me leaving it out without a cover, when I bought it I kept it dry and the same thing happened.

Did it eventually dry?

[Highcentered]

Before I had covered storage I used to get an oversized cover to go over the motor and seats on front and back deck too for plenty of airflow. Never liked the idea of keeping a cover tight around the boat.

[BamaBass99]

If the internal structure has a laminate crack or is compromised, then the foam flotation chamber could be slowly leaking water from a compromised chamber.

The boat's drain plug is slightly elevated above the bilge area. Even if you jack the jack all the way up, all the water can't run out. 2007 Puma

[CastingCall]

The boat's drain plug is slightly elevated above the bilge area. Even if you jack the jack all the way up, all the water can't run out. 2007 Puma

You mentioned high humidity and covered - do you have electricity handy where you can put a fan (or several) under the cover to force air movement? Especially pointed into open lockers.
High humidity under the boat cover can lead to mold developing on the underside of every horizontal surface, including up under the dash, under lids, etc.
Putting a bucket or two of Damprid in there won't hurt either.