heavy boat

[yoyoyo741852]

was wondering when it rains my boat seems to seep water some where in down posiion was wondering could it be absorbing in the floating material in the hull and if this is happenin <br /> is there any way to know if my styrapfoam is saggerated with water and is there any way it vcan be removed or what problems may occur,,,,,jj

 

[tufftango]

Re: heavy boat

I do not know what kind of boat you have but some boats have two small drain plugs on each side of the blige well.

 

[yoyoyo741852]

Re: heavy boat

18ft cc kenner

 

[oldboat1]

Re: heavy boat

I had a 15' Chrysler tri-hull runabout that would get so much water under the floor that the bow would be too heavy to lift when trailering. I cut a rectangular opening in the floor between the front seats, and cut out the syrofoam flotation underneath. If I couldn't drain the water by tilting the bow up, I would bail and siphon the water out of the hull through the opening -- which I covered with a plastic port cover (looked good -- identical to storage compartments in some newer boats). I think I probably prolonged the life of the old hull by doing this -- managed to keep it a whole lot drier than before.