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Leaky boat
So...just returned after a few days fishing in Baja....had to run the bilge pumps several times per day every day
at the end of the last day...after running the bilge pump till "empty" ...pulled the transom drain and lots of water still came out... seas were flat...no known or obvious hull damage... boat is a 75 Wellcraft Airslot 185 where to start looking?...diagnosing? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Mike 
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04-24-2014, 05:46 PM
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Water intrusion can be difficult to track, but start with the most obvious and go from there:
1. All thru hull fittings 2. All near and below water accesses 3. The hull itself under close and complete inspection. 4. Transom and inside wells 5. Scuppers 6. Well pumps
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04-24-2014, 06:22 PM
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Around drain plug
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04-25-2014, 12:05 AM
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If it's an I/O, check all the rubber going to the outdrive and if it has a heat exchanger, check the seal on the end caps. If you're down south it may never freeze but mine in Oregon did and it cost me $550 - and that was half the Mercury price, direct from the manufacturer.
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 Scott, Portland, OR '85 V-20 I/O, Merc 170
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04-25-2014, 03:31 AM
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All of the previous suggestions. Additionally, is the hull painted or bare. If it's painted, look carefully for any blisters on the hull with the paint around them cracked. Chances are that water could also be entering thru a cracked blister.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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