small pocket in floor of 1989 Searay 220 Sundancer

[trikerpop]

Does anyone know what the small pocket in the floor just outside the rear bedroom is for. It measures approx 10"x6" by 6" deep with a lid on it and always has water in it which sometimes spills over onto the floor around it. There doesn't seem to be any inlet or outlet to it when I put my hand in it.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... Donno yer boat, but my guess is, it's a 2ndary bilge pump pocket,....

 

[trikerpop]

Ayuh,.... Donno yer boat, but my guess is, it's a 2ndary bilge pump pocket,....

Thanks for the reply but there's no inlet or outlet for a bilge pump so where's the water coming from?

 

[airshot]

Thanks for the reply but there's no inlet or outlet for a bilge pump so where's the water coming from?

Where the water is comming from would be a real concern for me!!! If the pocket has water, how much water is under it??

 

[flashback]

Thanks for the reply but there's no inlet or outlet for a bilge pump so where's the water coming from?

Probably never been a pump installed but that would be my guess particularly if it's near the companion way..

Or it's Jack's hidy hole!

 

[Scott Danforth]

bait well if its filling with water....

 

[airshot]

No inlet....no outlet.....full of water......is the hull under here also filled with water ??

 

[trikerpop]

No inlet....no outlet.....full of water......is the hull under here also filled with water ??

The only access seems to be in what used to be the engine bay but I had a new bilge pump fitted there which works well and took any water away from there which wasn't much.

 

[Scott Danforth]

There shouldn't be any water in your bilge unless you have a leak

 

[itxone]

Do you use the shower much? Wondering if you have a plumbing leak or something. I found the manual for this boat (I used to own one btw) over on the Club Sea Ray website and it mentions a sump pump for the shower. Could be related?