water in bilge why?
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water in bilge why?
2004 35ex water still in bilge even after replacing all four diverter hoses.do all 35 exs have water?i wetdry all the water and after an hour or so the bilge pump goes on.so i know its when im running.i did block off the bilge outlets to see if the water was entering tru them nope.then i covered all the vents nope.still water.anyone
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Re: water in bilge why?
My 1990 29 Fever does the same thing. I have tracked it down to where the exhaust tubes connect to the transom. I have not gotten back there to fix it yet but when it is running you can see water coming down the transom from the exhaust tubes.
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Re: water in bilge why?
Me 2... At higher rpm's I peeked under the hatch and I saw water leaking from the transom exhaust. Not alot but enough to make me
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Originally Posted by 29goingon42
Me 2... At higher rpm's I peeked under the hatch and I saw water leaking from the transom exhaust. Not alot but enough to make me
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Re: water in bilge why?
I had a 29' and guess where I found it coming from......... F'n WASHING IT !!!
Apparently Fountain does not seal the rubrail/joint screw holes or the bowrails. All the water from washing it down goes in there and sits til you take it out or move it, then flows to the back. Same when it rains.....
Apparently Fountain does not seal the rubrail/joint screw holes or the bowrails. All the water from washing it down goes in there and sits til you take it out or move it, then flows to the back. Same when it rains.....
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Re: water in bilge why?
Originally Posted by CASH BAR
I had a 29' and guess where I found it coming from......... F'n WASHING IT !!!
Apparently Fountain does not seal the rubrail/joint screw holes or the bowrails. All the water from washing it down goes in there and sits til you take it out or move it, then flows to the back. Same when it rains.....
Apparently Fountain does not seal the rubrail/joint screw holes or the bowrails. All the water from washing it down goes in there and sits til you take it out or move it, then flows to the back. Same when it rains.....
they sould be sealed, we did have some that where leaking around the windshield........
oh a couple that leaked at the bow cleat
keep in mind that these boats are all hand built one by one and there main concern is SPEED these are not formulas, sonics ect where they build them all at porduction line type speeds, any where that hand build cars, boats ect there are gliches and thats where buying from a first class dealer makes a differance.....
when I used to work for the dealer I used to tell the customers up front to run the boat for a couple of weeks and make me a hit list of what needed to be addressed and then we would go over any problems they had I would tell them that there will be some things and all understood
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Re: water in bilge why?
This may sound simple, but if you have sea strainers check to be sure that the tops are nice and tight and that the seals are in good shape. If the tops are not tight or if the seals are worn, water can come through between the top and the base while you are running due to the water pressure.
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Re: water in bilge why?
If it has 496s check the bypass check valves on the bottom of the manafolds where the blow offs are for winterizing the motors they can leak also