removing drain plug/water help...

[Tinlizzy]

Well I put the boat in the water today for about 30 minutes. After I got back home with the boat on the trailer I remember to pull the drain plug, when I pulled it, a few cups of water came out. Is that a normal amount of water to be draining out of there?

It has been through a pretty heavy rain storm a few days ago, but I put the bilge on the day after and nothing came out. The drain plug hole does lead to the bilge compartment correct?

 

[RWilson2526]

Re: removing drain plug/water help...

Its my experience that the bilge pump cant get every last drop of water out. Especially if your boat is fairly level that 1/4" or so of water that the pump cant get can amount to a fair amount of water. I would think it reasonable that pulling the plug would let out an additional amount of water that the pump could not get.

 

[ziggy]

Re: removing drain plug/water help...

if it sat out in the rain. unless ya got it tilted back pretty far. ya most likely aint gonna get all the water out w/ the bilge pump. rain can fill up a boat fast too. i useally pull the plug on the ramp. got a pretty good tilt to it at that point. then i can see what i got. i usually get a cup or two too. where it comes from? i dunno. my swimsuit and life jacket after a swim? maybe......point is, tilt it back as good as ya can to get the water out of it..........and yep, the drain plug hole leads to the bilge. it's the lowest point.....hopefully.......

 

[Tinlizzy]

Re: removing drain plug/water help...

Thanks so much for the replies guys

...Now I can sleep at night