5.7 Volvo I/O SX Drive taking on water.

Scott8279

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Need help guys..Im fairly new to boats so take it easy on me. I purchased a 96 Caravelle 21 ft last year. During the year last year i might have noticed the bilge running once or twice in a 8 hour day of use. As the year wore on i noticed it running alittle bit more often. I put it back in the water for the first time this passed weekend and everything seemed just fine until i pulled the front of the boat up on a sand bar to let the wife get out and walk around. After being there no more than 2 min the bilge pump kicked on and i didn't think much about it until it didn't shut off after about two min, when i open motor compartment i had water about 6 to 8 inches deep. So i decided to just back in boat to get back to launch to get boat on tralier which was almost a big mistake. After about 10 min the bildge caught up and ran about every 20 min after, when i got home i checked all the bellows and found two 1/4 holes in the exhaust bellows. I have read it will or wouldnt sink a volvo, but i was almost a believer that it might. What should i look for that would be letting in that much water that fast??


Thanks for your time Scott
 

Don S

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Re: 5.7 Volvo I/O SX Drive taking on water.

The exhaust bellows won't allow water into the boat.
Did you by any chance open up the engine hatch and look around to see where the water was coming in? At that rate, it shouldn't be to hard to find.
 
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