water were it should not be

[kinnerg]

I have a 1993 kenner skiff with water between hull and floor, that just kept coming out what can I do about it

 

[Philster]

Re: water were it should not be

Is the boat on land or water?

Also, more details please....

 

[kinnerg]

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the boat is a 16 foot skiff that has fome in it

 

[bonz_d]

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Is the boat on land or water?....

Once again, same question. Is it leaking? Is it rain water? Some one left a hose running into it?

 

[Home Cookin']

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if it's a closed hull, your foam may be waterlogged, and it won't drain out completely. you also shouldn't have a drain hole. If it's a boat with a bilge, need more info.

 

[kinnerg]

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I'am sorry! the boat is on trailer and was given to me. when I fixed some screws in floor I found water coming out of them with no way to get water out so in back of boat I drilled two 1" holes an got at least 55 or more gallons of water out it I have bow up high and some days I think I got all water out just to come back the next day to find more comeing out I live in Orange texas so some days it is not so cool some days cool could it be condensation

 

[kinnerg]

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it is close hull with no bilge. I had to drill two 1" hole got 55 or more gallions out but some days it stop some days it runs boat is now in my barn out of whether. This is my first boat but I am a do all man got motor runing good but dont kown what to do with water thing

 

[NYBo]

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There's a breach in the hull or the liner. If you ever get the boat dry (not a guarranteed thing by any means), you're going to have to find and repair it.

But the boat may be a goner.

 

[cyclops2]

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Can you look very carefully ALL over every inch of the boat and put about 1" pieces of cheap masking tape on and along any cracks ? Post those pictures first. Check on the bottom for cracks & crushed places. The boat may be doable. Need to find the cracks.


Rich

 

[kinnerg]

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boat is in barn and is not in water . all so there is not one rotton place no were

 

[oops!]

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the foam in the boat is waterlogged.

you will never be able to dry it out......the wet foam must be removed and replaced.

we need to see pics of the boat to know if it is even worth it for the boat to be repaired

 

[kinnerg]

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my take a little time, but I'll get some pic

 

[kinnerg]

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Here's some photos of the boat.

 

[kinnerg]

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More boat pics. Just ask any questions and I'll fill you in. Thanks.

 

[southkogs]

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That's a closed self bailing hull. I'd be pretty freaked out by that much water being trapped inside. Oops is gonna' have to chime in on what that means for ya'.

If that outboard runs, it's a keeper. Love those engines.

 

[smokeonthewater]

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Well I'd say that you have some heavy work ahead of you... I'd be removing the engine and (assuming that it is possible) separating the cap from the hull. I'm not familiar with that particular boat but most are glued and or screwed together under the rubrail. If you can remove the cap, you can gouge out the wet foam, and reassemble and seal it up without water and go boating.

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[Part-time]

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I had a Dell Quay that was built on the same principle and I found it practicaly imposible to split the deck from the hull to remove the waterlogged foam. It sat an entire summer with a big hole cut into the back to let the water drain and the foam was still waterlogged end of August so it went to the landfill.
Your hull, dry should weigh 900 lbs.
Find a way to weigh it without the engine, bat, fuel, etc.
If it's way over then you'll know what to do.
http://boatspecs.iboats.com/Kenner_Boats__16__1993/bp/66b114883

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: water were it should not be

it won't drain and dry.
all you can do is cut out the floor, root out the foam, replace and replace the floor. But you may compromise its strength.
I doubt 55 gallons came out.
Some folks in the Whaler restoration world can help you. Some say the water can't weigh that much and just consider it like an invisible passenger. That may be true for the small boats but not the bigger ones.

 

[chriscraft254]

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You have a salvagable boat there, though I wouldn't be caught dead in it because that hull will beat you to death. No offense!

This project could be pretty easy if you can get the cap off. remove the console, remove the rubrail. Under the rubrail will probably be pop rivets holding the top cap and the bottom hull together. Chances are, this is also where over the years water was getting into the hull. The boat could be foam filled completly and probably is. The foam could be completely soaked and will never dry out completely. The foam can make it very hard to get the cap off.

If you can't get the cap off, the other option is to cut the floor about 2 inches in all the way around and remove it. Either way, once removed you will be able to remove all foam and see how much the water has rotted the stringers out if they are wood. If your stringers and transom are in good shape, it is just a matter of refoaming, putting the deck in and sealing up anything that may leak water into the bilge.

Obviously alot of work, but on this size boat can be done reasonably cheap and is nothing you can't handle with the help from the experts around this sight. Good luck

 

[kinnerg]

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I have an idea! Iam thinking that if I can move air with a wet dry vac throught hull and floor and boat setting in somer sun I should be able to dry out fome. will that work?