Hello everyone. Let me begin by saying I know next to nothing about boats, but I'm posting this in hopes to have some info to give my husband when he gets in from work. We purchased a 1987 StingRay SVB 192SS a few weeks ago. With the horrible storms we've been having the last two days, the boat ends up with water in the floor storage area (due to the water seeping in thru the cover one time & the cover being blown off another time). I run the bilge and I see water draining out of it, however the level of water in the storage area doesn't go down. My 9 year old son & I have used a manual pump with a hose attached & empty the storage area, but what a pain! There is a small hole in the rear area of the storage compartment that I had put a small rod into, but it seems to "hit a brick wall ". I guess my questions are 1)shouldn't the bilge drain this? 2) if so, is it possible that it's clogged? 3)how do we unclog this?
I didn't want to use too much force with the rod (all I need is to end up with my head on a plate if I sink the boat!)..........
Any suggestions?
Thanks much, in advance, for any advice you can give me!
I didn't want to use too much force with the rod (all I need is to end up with my head on a plate if I sink the boat!)..........
Any suggestions?
Thanks much, in advance, for any advice you can give me!