5.0GXi leak over bilge

[j2017]

I have a '05 Glastron GX205 with the Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi. There is a leak over the very back part of the bilge, it may have been there since last season, but has definitely gotten worse - to the point where the bilge pump runs every 5 minutes or so. When I stick my head down as close as I can to the bilge, I can see / hear a very steady drip, not quite a steady stream. It is coming from high enough up that I can't fill the bilge with water and get a leak to show when I have it on the trailer, so I'm thinking it must be coming from somewhere on the back part of the engine / front part of the lower unit. I don't believe it is the seal on the lower unit, since I can hear it drip and it isn't just running down the backside of the bilge and filling it up. Anyone have any suggestions on what to look at specifically? Thanks.

 

[tpenfield]

Maybe stick your iphone in the areas where you cannot quite see and shoot some video.

 

[Scott Danforth]

when was the last time you did a bellows service? Volvo recommends every 2 years.

 

[Maclin]

Does it leak at the same rate with engine off or engine running?

 

[j2017]

when was the last time you did a bellows service? Volvo recommends every 2 years.

I just got the boat last season, I'm not sure the previous owner had done one at all. Could a leaky bellow show up as a drip on the inside of the boat like this?

 

[j2017]

Does it leak at the same rate with engine off or engine running?

Honestly, I'm not sure. I notice the bilge running when the boat is off more often. I don't think there is much of a difference, if anything it leaks less while running.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I just got the boat last season, I'm not sure the previous owner had done one at all. Could a leaky bellow show up as a drip on the inside of the boat like this?

yes

 

[j2017]

yes

Is it necessary to remove the out drive to change the bellows?

 

[wahlejim]

Yes it is

 

[Scott Danforth]

you should be pulling the outdrive every year for annual inspection of u-joints and gimbal bearing.