97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

[gt2003]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Will do! I'll find a "drain cap" that I can pop in to the hole. I'll cut the hole a bit bigger and see what I can find. Upon further "feel" there is the one "cap feeling" lump directly beneath the drain hole. Just to the right of that, I feel another "cap" like bump in the fiberglass. But, as mentioned, neither of them appear to be actual caps, just bumps in the fiberglass. I'll find a fish tape this week and see if I can find the drain.

 

[scbackpacker]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Mine is like your's MTribe. One single drain at the back of the ski locker and it looks like it goes under the tank but I haven't pulled the back decking off to see if the tank is here. I've got to check my fuel level Gage and then I'll get a good look at it. I don't use the ice chest in the bow so it has to be coming in somewhere else. The only time I get water is when I launch the boat that I can tell. Now when I cover the boat I put a 2x4 with a Attwood cover lifting kit then my boat cover and top it off with a tarp. No water gets in and it stays completely dry. I also let it dry out before I cover it to make sure there no moisture in the boat.

 

[MTribe08]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Mine is like your's MTribe. One single drain at the back of the ski locker and it looks like it goes under the tank but I haven't pulled the back decking off to see if the tank is here. I've got to check my fuel level Gage and then I'll get a good look at it. I don't use the ice chest in the bow so it has to be coming in somewhere else. The only time I get water is when I launch the boat that I can tell. Now when I cover the boat I put a 2x4 with a Attwood cover lifting kit then my boat cover and top it off with a tarp. No water gets in and it stays completely dry. I also let it dry out before I cover it to make sure there no moisture in the boat.

Interesting, do you get water in the bilge, or just the ski locker?
If your boat is like mine, then yes your tank is under that big deck hatch in front of the engine. If you do take that off I'd be real interested if you would report back as to the condition of the stringers along side the tank.

When I rebuilt my deck I sealed everything up, they didn't protect the stringers worth a dang, and water easily found it's way in them through the screw holes that hold that hatch in place.

 

[gt2003]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Quick update - I bought a fish tape and ran it through the drain hole that drains into the bilge. NO LUCK, no water drained from the ski locker! Any other thoughts/ideas since I can't see any further into the ski locker to try to find a drain? This is getting quite frustrating. I'm going to try the fish tape again tonight and see if it will work with a little more dedication from me. This is quite irritating, lol!

 

[Lt Padgett]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Hi all
I have a 1994 Monterey 180
The two holes, I think if you lock hard you will find 3 holes, it is where foam was added under the ski locker, u will find the same think under the fuel tank also,
This is the way mine is anyway.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

Uhhhhhh 2 year old post........

Please check the thread dates before you respond

 

[JB]

Re: 97 Monterey, standing water in ski storage compartment

This really gets old and really clutters up the first page with old, dead threads.

gt2003 has been gone for 2 years, Padgett. PLEASE be attentive to the age of a thread BEFORE you reply.