Outboard boat taking on too much water in splashwell

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

Have boat problem,getting a lot of water in motor well,that is leaking into hull through steering controls how to I solve this

Bondo · Sep 25, 2011

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ringo111 said:
Have boat problem,getting a lot of water in motor well,that is leaking into hull through steering controls how to I solve this

Ayuh,... Put a better sealing boot 'round the control cables, or a lighter motor...

What kinda boat, 'n power are We talkin' 'bout anyways,..??

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

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18ftchris craft lancer 140 hp evinrude.water is just about level with transom.

rbh · Sep 25, 2011

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Just thinking(typing) out loud so bear with me!

Transom is at water line, thats not right, should be a few inches of free board.

Whats the max HP rating, thinking about weight of motor?
How much weight do you have in the stern of the boat?, batteries, fuel, tools, dead animals ETC????

Could this boats foam be saturated with water adding a few hundred pounds??

I understand that the boot is probably leaking, but your sitting awfully low in the water, better figure out away to lift it out alittle.

NYBo · Sep 25, 2011

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rbh is spot on. Your boat's attitude (position in the water, not it's mental status) is wrong, and you need to figure out why. One good wave or wake from astern and you'll be in deep trouble.

Mi duckdown · Sep 25, 2011

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Ditto

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

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Weight of motor is about 340lbs has battery 2 passengers in back 2up front

NYBo · Sep 25, 2011

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What is the maximum HP capacity of the boat? Is the bow high?

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

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150hp ,bow is good.

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

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No foam

rbh · Sep 25, 2011

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I'm thinking that you got alot of weight at the stern, it might be fine on plane but sitting still your one wave away from a swampin!
Relocate as much of the weight as you can forward, if you have those back to back seats put your passengers in those first till you get up on plane then let them go to the rear seatting if your set up that way.

ringo111 · Sep 25, 2011

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Great advice,did you ever hear tell of a boat well guard,if so how does it work ,would it solve my problem

rbh · Sep 25, 2011

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ringo111 said:
Great advice,did you ever hear tell of a boat well guard,if so how does it work ,would it solve my problem

With the exception of some smaller aluminum fishing boats, I do not think I have heard of a boat that takes an outboard that did not have some kind of a slash/well guard in front of the transom (transom is a pocket in the stern??)
Self bails in that when water gets in it goes out a small hole back to the lake??

southkogs · Sep 25, 2011

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ringo - can you post some pictures? rbh is giving you some good directions to look, but something isn't sounding right at all. A 140hp hanging on a 17' shouldn't pull the transom down to the water unless something is wrong. Whatever that "something" is could sink you at some point.

If you can show us some pics that might help.

ringo111 · Sep 26, 2011

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will post today

idonthaveaname · Sep 26, 2011

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sounds dangerous to me

ringo111 · Sep 26, 2011

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here are some pics. The white stripe represents the water line.

idonthaveaname · Sep 26, 2011

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Looks like she had some transom work? You sure there's not a bunch of water underneath?

BRICH1260 · Sep 26, 2011

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Looks like that transom has been cut down to accomodate a shorter shaft motor.

rbh · Sep 26, 2011

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Bubba1235 said:
Is this boat an I/O that has been modified for an outboard? That entire transom looks "wrong" to me.

EDIT: Sort of looks like someone had a short shaft outboard and cut the transom to make it work.

+1, looks like the motor should be about 6-8 inches higher, actually it looks like in pic 3 and 4 the origanal height and how much they cut it down.

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