Well' I'll have to get the pix up but the resto is done, only upgrades now.
I took it for a run on a nearby lake and was surprised to see so much water was in the bilge.
Its a 1980 Mariner CC 18 ft with 90hp Evinrude
I'd say I am getting about a gallon of water every 15 min. I can't tell if its only when running on plane, standing or both. When I was doing the resto I filled the hull up to the floor level with water and only had a few sweating rivets that I since g-flexed, but other than that no leaks. I inspected all the seams and it looked like the front bow seam plate may have some gaps so I filled those and ran a bead all the way down the outside hull seam.
I'll get it back on the water on Sat, but wanted to see if anyone has had similar problems, from searching it sounds like the rivets are the real issue. I also noticed on the two outside chines there are 1/4 inch drilled holes at the end of each chine near the stern. Wondering if they should be there or not. The chines are sealed along the seams.
Anyway, I am stumped!
Rob
I took it for a run on a nearby lake and was surprised to see so much water was in the bilge.
Its a 1980 Mariner CC 18 ft with 90hp Evinrude
I'd say I am getting about a gallon of water every 15 min. I can't tell if its only when running on plane, standing or both. When I was doing the resto I filled the hull up to the floor level with water and only had a few sweating rivets that I since g-flexed, but other than that no leaks. I inspected all the seams and it looked like the front bow seam plate may have some gaps so I filled those and ran a bead all the way down the outside hull seam.
I'll get it back on the water on Sat, but wanted to see if anyone has had similar problems, from searching it sounds like the rivets are the real issue. I also noticed on the two outside chines there are 1/4 inch drilled holes at the end of each chine near the stern. Wondering if they should be there or not. The chines are sealed along the seams.
Anyway, I am stumped!
Rob