Yes, I bought ?that boat?. The boat takes on water into the stern where the battery/bilge is located where the two fiberglass seams meet at the stern. Hose connections look solid as does the transom and motor mounts. There is movement and separation between the 2 seams, can almost slide a finger in between, say ? inch wide gap. It looks like the rivets were improperly installed by the manufacture. Previous owner has silicone caulked the separation with an improper repair.
There are times when the boat doesn?t take on water (while idling or sitting in the water). Also, while water skiing (connecting the rope to the eyelights) it seems that we don?t take on too much water then.
Water comes in at it?s worst when there are 4 people in the boat and no skier. Water pours in at the start (WOT while proposing) and again at speed when water sprays up and into the seam separation (@ stern, and up the port and staroard sides a bit). Results in 3-4 gallons of water in the rear and takes the bilge 4-5 minutes to ?catch up?. The boat is a 1997 Cajun bass boat - 16 foot with a 75hp Mercury outboard.
Looking for some help and advice on the repair: major repair or simply fill/seal the seam separation? I have dreams of a manufacture warranty, but yeah, good luck on that (5 year warranty, I guess).
Is it possible that this damage is catastrophic or unrepairable?!!?
Suggested products and/or best repair method?
If we can fix the seam, we would add a three pole ski pylon to reduce stress on the repaired areas. The rear poles of the pylon would add downward pressure to the top/rear fiberglass instead of placing rearward pull on transom / stern.
Hope that the pics load up and are helpful? Thanks for your input !!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danafamily/
zul
There are times when the boat doesn?t take on water (while idling or sitting in the water). Also, while water skiing (connecting the rope to the eyelights) it seems that we don?t take on too much water then.
Water comes in at it?s worst when there are 4 people in the boat and no skier. Water pours in at the start (WOT while proposing) and again at speed when water sprays up and into the seam separation (@ stern, and up the port and staroard sides a bit). Results in 3-4 gallons of water in the rear and takes the bilge 4-5 minutes to ?catch up?. The boat is a 1997 Cajun bass boat - 16 foot with a 75hp Mercury outboard.
Looking for some help and advice on the repair: major repair or simply fill/seal the seam separation? I have dreams of a manufacture warranty, but yeah, good luck on that (5 year warranty, I guess).
Is it possible that this damage is catastrophic or unrepairable?!!?
Suggested products and/or best repair method?
If we can fix the seam, we would add a three pole ski pylon to reduce stress on the repaired areas. The rear poles of the pylon would add downward pressure to the top/rear fiberglass instead of placing rearward pull on transom / stern.
Hope that the pics load up and are helpful? Thanks for your input !!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danafamily/
zul
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