boat taking on water

[chumbucket]

There are so many ways for water to find its way into your bilge. A gallon or two, I don't find excessive. Just be sure your bilge pump is working properly and you shouldn't have any worries. If you start getting more than that, I would start to investigate.

[Airslot]

I concur. Many times rain water, that may have fallen in the rod holders, settles in the middle portion of the boat. It finds its way to the stern when the boat takes on its attitude in the water. More than likely, the water you found was already there.

'Slot

[randlemanboater]

Mine doesn't get any in it at all. I'd check the hoses going from the floor to the thru-hulls. If they are ok, then do like MJ said, fill it up on the trailer and watch for drips.

[macojoe]

I guess I did not read the question right?? If its after a ride in the water like the rest say there are ton's of ways for water to get in!! It will never stay dry! And yes unless you have it in a garage you will always have rain water in it.




Randle, you must run that boat in a bubble!! You get water in it when you pull the anchor, spray from the water, rain water, ect... ect... ect...

[parishht]

I always get a about a gallon or two at the end of the day.
I've watched at the ramp and all the boats that come out have water in the bilge.

Oh MJ, don't forget about rogue waves!!!!

[nipper]

I don't think a gallon or two is anything to worry about. Could be rain water, or just water that gets into the boat from spray, swimmers, skiers, anchors, etc.

[macojoe]

Oh MJ, don't forget about rogue waves!!!!

Yea you should have seen that!! I can tell you I am most likely to be the person with the most water in there v20 and still float!!
How many gallons of water does it take to fill a V20 to the gunnles any way?

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by macojoe

Randle, you must run that boat in a bubble!! You get water in it when you pull the anchor, spray from the water, rain water, ect... ect... ect...

I meant I don't get any leaking in.

Sure I get plenty on the floor when we are swimming off the V or waterskiing but it mostly goes out the scuppers.

I guess if it rains hard I might get a little through the rod holders into the bilge.

I keep my anchor rode in a plastic container in the "livewell" so no intrusion there either.

What can I say, I run a tight ship.

[macojoe]

so does my wife!!

[Stillrunning]

I have a funy story about bildge water.

We had been out fishing all day and the back floor compartment where I keep my fish on ice drains right into my bildge. Well we put the boat on the trailer and my buddy started to pull up the ramp. That was just enough to trip my float and my pump went off squirting this man and lady right in the face with this nasty slime water. I could not help myself and I busted out laughing which was not the best thing to do. They were ticked and he, his wife and their friend thought I did this on purpose and came running after us. I yeld up to my buddy driving to hit the gas and lets get out of here. He had no clue as to what happened and thought I just wanted him to move up out of the way so we could prepair the boat to tow home. He pull up about 100 feet and stop and I yell no go man go and he would pull up some more and stop again as I yelled for him to go. Finally I ran to the front of the boat and told him I tcked off some people and if he looked in his rear view mirror he would see them coming after us. He finally took off and stopped about a 1/2 mile up the road and I jumped in the truck and off we went. I can still see the look on their face as that water hit them and then their change of expression as I started to laugh. That was the first and last time we ever use that ramp.