1986 Glastron SSV-199 drainage?

[wtloftin]

Hi, I’m a proud new owner of a Glastron SSV. I hope this is the correct forum to post this question. If not, please point me in the right direction. Right now, it’s on a slip in the lake and with all the rain we’ve been getting, the deck has filled up with a coup,e of inches of rain, but it doesn’t seem to be draining to the bilge. I know my float and bilge pump are working, as any water that gets into the bilge will be pumped out. But this water isn’t getting to the bilge and I can’t find any drains from the deck to the bilge or from the underseat storage at the stern, so there was water in the starboard storage box as well as a few inches on the deck. Before I go making anything worse, I just wanted to post here and see if I can find some suggestions on how to remedy this situation. Thanks in advance!

 

[kcassells]

Get out of the slip onto a trailer with cover. At this point if your deck is holding water and see some water in compartments
you may be in for a rehab, a total rehab.
By getting it loaded on the trailer water should fun to your stern by gravity.
Take a lot of pics and post.

 

[wtloftin]

I understand that. Getting it on a trailer soon is not an option for me at the moment, but I will definitely do this as soon as I can, which is probably a week or so away (waiting on hitch to be installed).

However, I’m not sure if it’s really answering my question. I’m a bit new to boats and I’m trying to figure out how this model boat was designed to drain. If someone with mid 80’s Glastron experience could chime in, I would really appreciate it.

If you have any clues, please let me know. I would like to know what to look for. What it should and shouldn’t be doing, etc. thanks!

 

[kcassells]

Their are a lot of glastron rehabs here on the forum. You'll have to dig around. Also there is no-saying some prior owner didn't do a half a-- modification.
Call Glastron direct...………………..https://www.glastron.com/
Your answer will be found after it's out of the drink.

 

[wtloftin]

where is the best place to find info on how the drainage systems are designed? I would like to get that information first so I can at least be informed about what I'm dealing with. thanks!

 

[chevymaher]

There isn't going to be anything on how they are designed. It even varies depending on who built that particular boat. In the bulge there will be a drain hole water is or should have been coming from if it is blocked. As a general rule it is just a hole drilled through bulkheads to allow water to pass. Not treated raw wood in the hole allowing water to absorb into the structure of the boat.

Here is a guy doing a modified version in a glasstron.