Do all I/O boats take on water?

[KermieB]

Re: Do all I/O boats take on water?

I didn't see where anyone mentioned the transom seal.

No.. they would rather argue about how much water a kid can bring into the boat when he's wet.

dupont... I have a '90 boat, only one previous owner, well taken care of, but the previous owner kept the boat in a deep water lake, I am primarily in a shallow lake and beaching on sand bars.

I had a problem with water and it ended up being the seal in the Gimble ring that sandwiches the transom. There a four bolts holding it and a couple of them had worked lose over the last 20 years, so I tightened the bolts, and sealed the ring with 3M 5200. Problem solved.

Good luck

 

[dbdupont]

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Thanx for all the suggestions I will look it all over closely. I think the problem is in the gimble or transom area. Will keep you all posted maybe it will help someone else.

Thanx again

d dupont

 

[sandersps]

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just spent 8 hours on the lake today. anchored for about half and sking, wake and kneeboarding the other half. when i unscrew the plug, the water is done draining before i get it completly out. i would guess about a tablespoon or so. even a 5 second pause can let a considerable amount of water drip off of you. not to mention maybe save you a soft spot in the floor where your boarding ladder is. just a newbie swabs opinion though.

 

[skargo]

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just spent 8 hours on the lake today. anchored for about half and sking, wake and kneeboarding the other half. when i unscrew the plug, the water is done draining before i get it completly out. i would guess about a tablespoon or so. even a 5 second pause can let a considerable amount of water drip off of you. not to mention maybe save you a soft spot in the floor where your boarding ladder is. just a newbie swabs opinion though.

I agree. I don't drip dry until completely dry. I stand on my platform for less than a minute, then sit on a towel on my sunpad for maybe 2 minutes.If I need to get in the boat faster I wrap a towel around me for a few minutes, it's not rocket science, and I think it's good for the boat.

To the original poster, I hope you find the source of your water intrusion, and sorry for my part in taking this sort of off topic

 

[elkhunter338]

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My grandpa tells of his new fiberform leaked water until he put bottom paint on it, then it was sealed. Not sure I was not around just hear say on my part. Seems like a fiberglass should not leak.

 

[nofuss]

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firstly it really sounds bad arguing about how much water who brings into the boat. it would be obvious to everyone that if wet people get into the boat the bilge would get some water, unless there is a properly sealed self bailing floor. making your arguments nonsensical, since this would differ from boat to boat.

boats are generally designed to keep the water out. if its coming in and not from an obvious source, then it should be checked out. on I/O boats there tend to be a lot of places to check and telling us what engine drive combination will help in giving good trouble shooting advice.

 

[rwidman]

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Do all I/O boats take on water? ..............

No. You have a leak or water is splashing or draining into your boat.

Aside from the holes in the transom, it is posible for your engine to leak water into the bilge. Hoses are suspect, and two of my marina neighbors have found rusted out threaded plugs on their blocks or engine heads (a place where a sensor might be connected).

If you have a potable water system on your boat, it could be leaking also.

 

[SeanT]

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firstly it really sounds bad arguing about how much water who brings into the boat

The original question was "is it normal". The various answers (all designed to help in some way) can be summarized as "depends on use".

The original poster has then updated the thread and says that he believes the problem is at the transom or may involve the gimbal. Since then there has been no "arguing".

So, I don't see a problem here. I think the OP has gotten some good info, and I'll be waiting to see what he finds out.

 

[reelfishin]

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I had an older boat with a Mercruiser 120 drive, I would get a quart of water per month if left in the water. It drove me crazy, the bellows and all other boots were new, the transom mount was supposedly removed and resealed by a dealer, and the exhaust and manifold was new. I finally got ambitious one winter and tore the whole thing apart, what I found was that the transom mount was installed with blue silicone and two of the bolts were plain steel and had all but rusted away. After some new bolts and some proper sealer between the transom and drive all was perfect from that time on.

 

[Bluepike]

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I read thru the replies to this thread and am surprised that no one mentioned two other ways for water to get in.

Rain or lake water splashed against the vent.

The hull to deck seal may be leaking under the rub rail.

If the water is clear, it most likely will be one of these two things.

 

[Andy'sDelight]

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Do all I/O boats take on water? Just wondering cause I can't seem to get mine to stay dry. I just recently replaced all the belows. There are no holes that I can find. Anything the goes through the hull or transom has been sealed with silicone. Is it just impossible to not take on water with and I/O somebody help and I'm going mad or is this just the joys of owning one????

I only read responses through the first page and was surprised no one picked up on this-If your through hull fittings are sealed with SILICONE, then it's undoubtedly going to be taking on water. Silicone has no good reason to be on a boat and will undoubtedly leak. You need to seal all through hull fittings with a marine grade sealant such as 3M 4200.

 

[slag]

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just spent 8 hours on the lake today. anchored for about half and sking, wake and kneeboarding the other half. when i unscrew the plug, the water is done draining before i get it completly out. i would guess about a tablespoon or so. even a 5 second pause can let a considerable amount of water drip off of you. not to mention maybe save you a soft spot in the floor where your boarding ladder is. just a newbie swabs opinion though.

You have a bayliner so its just soaking into the particle board.

Sorry, couldn't resist, but as a previous bayliner owner, I think I'm entitled to make unfair cracks at them

 

[paultjohnson]

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^^^ Indeed


I've tried that with three kids. It just ends up ruining my day and theirs. It's a boat, so I let it get wet. Hence, water in the bilge.

Ruining thier day ? Cmon! Its never to early to teach kids to have some respect for other peoples property. Supposed to put the boat in the water -not the water in the boat JUST MY H O

 

[ebkolove]

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get an outboard...my 75 ebko is bone dry all day long

 

[dsiekman]

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I'm on my second I/O. First one was always wet. As it turned out, the mooring cover was no longer waterproof, and even when stretched tight sat on the sun pad. Ever poked a wet tent with your finger from the inside? Same concept. This and poor design of the sunpad/engine cover gasket led to always having water in the bilge. The new boat is bigger, has two engines, and has yet to have a drop of water in the bilge. The carpet got wet once or twice, but dried before the water could get to the bilge.

 

[hostage]

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Rain could be a source as another poster mentioned.

I keep my boat stored on land with the plug out so water has some place to go. One day I put my boat in the water and when I took it out after I noticed a lot of water came out after I removed the plug. Well it rained heavily a couple days earlier and some trapped water went to the stern when I went on a plain.

Just a thought...

Hostage

 

[scutly]

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this is my second I/O and both were slipped and both always had/have some water in the bilge. the lowest spot in the bilge on both boats was under the back of the oil pan and there's no way to mount a bilge pump under there without pulling the engine. my bilge pump is located towards the front of the engine where its accessible, but that leaves maybe an inch or two of water always sloshing around. i took the shop-vac to it and it was dry for a few days but with rain and use it comes back. i learned to live with it.

 

[kailec00]

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I can go from 9:00am to 7:00pm pulling tubs, kneeboards and wakeboards, all with kids on them. I have 2 and their friends all getting in and out of the boat soaking wet. At the end of the day I hit the bilge pump and it pumps out water for maybe 3 seconds and then it is done.
You know if the water is getting in from kids or adults getting in and out of the boat, if you feel there is more water than should be there, look for a leak.

 

[howlnmad]

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I can go from 9:00am to 7:00pm pulling tubs, kneeboards and wakeboards, all with kids on them.

Just out of curiosity, do you leave the drain plug out of that tub so the water drains out or leave it in ? I had to ask.

 

[bowler]

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I recently left my boat in the water for two weeks under a waterproof cover through plenty of rain (Ireland!!!) and not a drop came on. After wakeboarding and people getting in and out some will get in, naturally.

D.