Sebago2012
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2012
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- 21
Ok so I put the boat in this weekend and from the boat ramp I use to the mooring I have on the lake at my house is about a 30 minute ride.
Once tied up at the mooring I want to check everything and make sure all is ok after warming up. And when I took of the engine compartment cover I noticed alot of water in the bilge area and could hear it coming in. So I moved the seats and stuck my head back as far as I could and couldn't see where the water was coming from but could hear it back there and sounding as it was coming mid way of the outdrive area. Cause I could hear it as though it was falling / pouring into the water laying in the bilge area.
However last week I did replace the fuel fill hose and vent hose both was original and dry rot/cracked. And resealed the garboard drain, in doing so I sanded and cleaned the areas where the garboard flange seats and the hole and I did check the hole area for rot and was solid and glazed the tunnel hole with 5 minute epoxy with a popsicle stick sanded and waited 24... hours then used 3m 4200 and coated the garboard throat and around flange seated and screws coated as well I bring it 1/8 of an inch of being flush then waited about an hour or so then tightened completely so I wouldn't squeeze out the sealant. I don't think this has to do with the leak but wanted to mention.
However on the outdrive port side there's a rubber hose that has some concerning dry rot cracks .... its not the accordion style hoses. Is this hose a water intake hose to engine? As I wanna say the leak is either from water intake lines or seals from bell housing area. Or water coolant hoses on engine side.
I wish I had more time to investigate ... with mirrors but I had a short window to use my neighbors boat launch or travel back to public boat launch... I choose the neighbors and he'll only let people use it at his convenience and when he's right there...
Once tied up at the mooring I want to check everything and make sure all is ok after warming up. And when I took of the engine compartment cover I noticed alot of water in the bilge area and could hear it coming in. So I moved the seats and stuck my head back as far as I could and couldn't see where the water was coming from but could hear it back there and sounding as it was coming mid way of the outdrive area. Cause I could hear it as though it was falling / pouring into the water laying in the bilge area.
However last week I did replace the fuel fill hose and vent hose both was original and dry rot/cracked. And resealed the garboard drain, in doing so I sanded and cleaned the areas where the garboard flange seats and the hole and I did check the hole area for rot and was solid and glazed the tunnel hole with 5 minute epoxy with a popsicle stick sanded and waited 24... hours then used 3m 4200 and coated the garboard throat and around flange seated and screws coated as well I bring it 1/8 of an inch of being flush then waited about an hour or so then tightened completely so I wouldn't squeeze out the sealant. I don't think this has to do with the leak but wanted to mention.
However on the outdrive port side there's a rubber hose that has some concerning dry rot cracks .... its not the accordion style hoses. Is this hose a water intake hose to engine? As I wanna say the leak is either from water intake lines or seals from bell housing area. Or water coolant hoses on engine side.
I wish I had more time to investigate ... with mirrors but I had a short window to use my neighbors boat launch or travel back to public boat launch... I choose the neighbors and he'll only let people use it at his convenience and when he's right there...