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V holding water
I have been keeping my boat at the community dock everyday so I can ride after work and everytime I step on to it the bilge goes off pumping out about a couple gallons of water. When I look into the bilge I can see water but no sign of where it is comming from. I have an old copper through-hull pickup that may be leaking but when I bought the boat I FILLED it with water and watched and everything was good. I don't like how the starboard side of the boat sits on the trailer. The steplifts rest on the skids weird. Could that cause some cracking or something. It floats at the dock good and high and I know I'm gonna get some water during use but it's coming in from somewhere!
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05-14-2008, 07:55 AM
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If thats all it is I wouldnt sweat it too much. Usually a gallon or two of water will get it some how on most any boats. From what you are decribing its not enough to trigger the switch till you step in there...correct? With that in mind its probably not even as much as you think.
You may redo the garboard drain plug just in case...but dont freak out too much....it happens. 
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05-14-2008, 08:17 AM
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Another area to look at is the livewell pump, do you have one? WELLCRAFT put the livewell drain into the bilge so if you don't shut off the water to your livewell pump it will continue to fill your bilge constantly while under way. And many times you get small leaks at the hose connections while at rest that will cause water to slowly build-up.
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05-14-2008, 08:45 AM
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I have had my boat in the marina for the last two years and just like you everytime i stepped on her she spewed water out the bilge pipe. I thought it was alway rain......maybe that is your problem??? But sometimes last summer when it was not raining i still had water. Take the plug out and wrap it up with a lot of plumbers tape. that might help.
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05-14-2008, 11:38 AM
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I have an I/O and had a leak from the rear seal of my heat exchanger. It looks like you have an O/B, so that's probably not it.
I'd check that through-hull. My wash-down fitting didn't seem to be leaking, but when I went to re-plumb the pump, it moved a little and when I pulled it out, the transom wood was wet and thinking seriously about starting to rot. I'm glad I checked it.
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