I have a 19ft. aluminum 1988 Blue Fin Sportsman, I/O OMC 2.3L. I was getting some water in the bilge + a little water in ski locker during short day trips on the lake with not a lot of splashing, wet passengers, etc. I believe I corrected an issue where water was getting in near drain for livewell. I took it out again ran it on lake for a couple hours again very little splashing, etc. I tried going at different speeds as well as sitting still for a while. I kept ski locker open throughout to monitor water. ski locker was dry the whole time. I never ran the bilge pump during the 2 hours on the lake. When I pulled it out of the water I took out the drain plug and approx. 1 gallon of water came out. I can not find any other source of leak unless there is a loose rivet somewhere. I planned to take the boat for a week long fishing trip where the boat will be tied to the dock on the water all night. for 7 nights. I don't have an auto bilge pump. Obviously I can run the pump each night and each morning but should I be concerned with it on the water all night?
