takes on water pretty good any advise on how to rack down the leak on a welded boat
takes on water pretty good any advise on how to rack down the leak on a welded boat
Nino Correnti
Timonium, MD, 21093
"Plenty of time to sleep when you're dead!"
Check back corners behind the rub rail sometimes there is a hole there that they do not get enough silicone in when manufactured. When you are on the water and turn it will allow water to get into the hull and is almost impossible to track down.
Lower the bow and add water at the transom. Mine cracked at the bow and took on gallons of water. Turns out my bow was splitting wide open. Find the leak and post back here.
Check your live well and bilge pump housings. They sometimes will freeze and crack. This happened to me.
I meant aerator housings.
Large majority of leaks I have read about on forums are fittings coming loose, cracked bilge or live well tank pumps or silicone sealant needing replaced. I'd start with checking all of those options first. If you haven't hit anything recently, chances of a weld failing on an older boat are not as likely as one of those items.
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I had 2 different plugs that were only a few months old that went bad.. could not tell putting the plug in but i took on a massive amount of water (came in main seating area from rear) and hurried off lake.. as I pulled trailer up a bit on ramp i went to back of boat and noticed water coming out of the plug area.. put a spare in and did the same thing.. bought new plug and have been good to go.
Turned out to be the drain plug thanks guys for imput !
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