Registered: 01/19/03
Posts: 2302
Loc: Indianapolis
There are a number of things that could be leaking on a newer boat - probably a warranty issue - something could have gotten assembled poorly.
It needs to be fixed - water in a boat is not normal.
I would also take a close look at the bellows. The shift bellows is pretty small and thin and easily damaged. The others are much more sturdy, and should not be leaking on a 2007 boat, but stranger things have happened. Turns out my Cobalt had one leaking which caused a major problem a couple years down the line.
#431531 - 08/25/0801:37 PMRe: Water constantly in bilge?!! Do I have a leak
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Registered: 02/07/03
Posts: 6545
"Cobalts also drain the cooler water into the bilge"...
Say what? JMO, but NO water should EVER go into the bilge "on purpose". With the damage mildew and ice do, that's just plain dumb. Geez, even the cheesy icebox in our '87 Sea Ray had a thru-hull drain...
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My cooler drain consists of lifting it over the stern and dumping it out.
Typically the bilge stays pretty dry, even when doing water sports. This past weekend when I pulled the plug, nothing came out. I have drilled many a hole below the water line too.
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Now that I think about it, water was "splashed" around all over under the hatch when I would look. It' was on the batteries, on the bottom side of the hatch, sprayed along the rear wall of the hull. Thought it was just water sloshing around, but a leaky cooling hose as plane RPMs makes more sense.
I may be a bit off here. But with all of the spraying around going on in there, I would be willing to bet that if you could have someone bring the boat up on plane while you were back there with the hatch open, it would be easy to see where it was coming from. Just my guess.
Registered: 02/19/03
Posts: 2249
Loc: Round Rock, TX
On that new of a boat you shouldn't have a leaking bellows, but if it is, get if fixed quick. Water dripping on your gimbal bearing is bad and will multiple the repair bill by 3!!!!! I know from recent personal experience!!
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Ended up that the speedometer hose had came off. By the way, the speedometer had also stopped working but I figured it was only because the pickup tube had become clogged.
The best part is that I just had to write an e-mail and all was fixed.
The boat is stored and launched for me at Lake Cumberland Boat Works. They are also an authorized Mercury dealer. Basically, they launch the boat every weekend and put it in a covered slip. I pay $400 a year for the service and the storage. They store the boat in a main area where a gate is locked when no one is there. I don't have 24 hour access to the boat but I don't have a truck anyways.
Boat Works does the warranty work in conjunction with the selling dealer is 150 miles away. I never have to lift a finger.
too late but that would have been my suggestion if no loose hoses or block plugs. Do I get any browny points for that?
On my old Wellcraft the cooler (all under seat storage areas) drained into the bilge. I could not for my life figure out where the water was coming from as I always thought they drained out. Finally I realized the fact and plugged them up when filled with ice. Drained them then under my observant watch or just used separate cooler.
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