boating question!!

[texas_angler_2002]

Hi,<br /> I recently went to the lake and just backed my boat in the water on the trailer and waited to see if it would leak somewhere. as it sat there a little water was in the hull below the gas tank. not much less than a pint. is this common on older boats (85) model. please respond.

 

[z-man]

Re: boating question!!

do you know for sure that the water came from the outside.. or did this water run to the back when you started down the ramp at a incline????

 

[texas_angler_2002]

Re: boating question!!

hi,<br /> the water seemed to be there when i backed her down into the water. cause b4 i got therer i had the plug out and here was no water in there i could see.

 

[z-man]

Re: boating question!!

but what im getting at is that sometimes water can be traped underneath the deck of a boat and when you start backing her down the ramp at such an incline, the water will run out from the floation area an into the "tray" at the back of the boat.if you are certin that the water was not already in your boat, check and see if you can find where the water is coming from. really a boat should not leak at all. check around the plug area and anywhere there are things attached to your hull.

 

[oldboat1]

Re: boating question!!

As Z-man says, the water is probably from under the floor -- doesn't sound like there was much water there, though. The glass boats I have had have always gotten water under the flooring (from rainwater, that is -- different issue if the lake is coming in from somewhere). On a couple of the hulls, it was enough to make sure they were stored with the bow up so the water could drain to the back. On one hull, I opened up an access port about midships, cutting out the styrofoam flotation so I could be sure to dry out the hull. Water rots stringers.