Leaky boat

[jaysea]

if you trailer your boat,take it back to the ramp an slowly back it down the ramp an have someone watch till water starts to fill , than you know the height of the water leak

[dizzyspots]

Its an outboard...unpainted...and trailered but without a ramp nearby
I'll start by filling it with a hose and see where it goes
Thanks for the multiple replies..

Mike

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by dizzyspots

Its an outboard...unpainted...and trailered but without a ramp nearby
I'll start by filling it with a hose and see where it goes
Thanks for the multiple replies..

Mike

My bet is that it's going to be a thru-the-hull fitting. Unless you cracked the hull somehow (hitting a bump while trailering or slamming down in a wave trough) it's really the only logical leak point. Good luck with the leak detection.

[dizzyspots]

well...come to mention it...
enroute to Gonzaga Bay in Baja,,we dip hit a dip hard enough to lift the bow out of the bow chock on the trailer...
crawling under the boat doesnt show any obvious cracks

[dizzyspots]

So...washing the boat after the Baja trip...found what I think is the leak...found a 8 inch gash on the inside edge of the port "sponson"..definitely wide enough to take on water...just forward of the port seating area..
guess Ive got some fiberglass work ahead...glad its in an area accessible to me under the trailer...
Thinking it was caused by trailer rash..courtesy of my expert helmsman skills trying to load it in a Baja current and crosswind...:(

Cheers

Mike

[dizzyspots]

Well i did fix the gash but that was NOT the leak...turns out it is the starboard lower engine mounting bolt...so..is it as simple as pulling the bolt, coating it with sealant and replace?

[Cam]

I would use 4200 and fill the hole after removing the bolt and coating the bolt also. Put it back together and then put a coating on the inside and outside of the bolt. You will get absolutely NO water through that hole again, and will be removeable if you want.