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Post by thecrankycop on Aug 16, 2021 8:59:29 GMT -5
Anyone else experiencing this? My 26 xo is wet slipped and my rear bilge is FILLED with water every day. I shop vaced over 10 gallons out recently.
In the rear bilge, there are two drain plugs that empty into it. The upper one is empty it opened but the lower one, water pours out.
I have a warranty service request in to the dealer but they are slow to address this.
I generally leave the dehumidifier function on when not in use to make sure the cabin is dry but maybe it’s something with the condensate from the AC???
Anyone have any ideas??
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fred
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Post by fred on Aug 16, 2021 11:37:16 GMT -5
Does the water accumulate at the dock? In other words after you sucked out the water does it re-accumulate without taking the boat out for a ride? On my 42 the caulk line between the upper and lower parts of the hull leaked so as I got on plane it would dump all the water from my swim platform into the bilge. They had to remove the swim platform to fix it.
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Post by thecrankycop on Aug 16, 2021 14:19:33 GMT -5
Both. Something is definitely leaking somewhere from a drain plug that spills into the aft bilge.
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Post by partizancudjoe on Aug 16, 2021 20:30:40 GMT -5
Do you have underwater lights on the boat?
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Post by thecrankycop on Aug 16, 2021 20:51:50 GMT -5
Nope. No under water lights either. It’s beyond crazy and strange. The bilge has 3 inches of water in it daily.
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Post by partizancudjoe on Aug 17, 2021 9:38:56 GMT -5
A few other ideas.
The very first time we fired up the a/c - right after we dropped anchor on our very first trip - we found we had a slow leak on the raw water intake hose feeding the a/c. It was right at the fitting exiting the raw water strainer and feeding the pump. We had to close off the raw water intake, remove the hose clamps, prime the line, re-seat the hose onto the barb and re-set the hose clamps.
Have you checked the levels in your water tank and/or your hot water tank? Any chance that you may have a slow leak in a fitting or in some of the related plumbing? What about a possible crack or loose fitting related to your holding tank? A little food coloring may help you trace and solve your problem.
We keep our 26 XO on a trailer in our yard, so it is effectively dry docked. A small dehumidifier runs 12 hours on/12 hours off draining directly into the shower basin or the bathroom sink. Fortunately, no bilge water accumulation issues to date.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Post by gofast24 on Aug 17, 2021 10:17:58 GMT -5
Anyone else experiencing this? My 26 xo is wet slipped and my rear bilge is FILLED with water every day. I shop vaced over 10 gallons out recently. In the rear bilge, there are two drain plugs that empty into it. The upper one is empty it opened but the lower one, water pours out. I have a warranty service request in to the dealer but they are slow to address this. I generally leave the dehumidifier function on when not in use to make sure the cabin is dry but maybe it’s something with the condensate from the AC??? Anyone have any ideas?? Is you aft bilge pump not working? 10 gallons is a lot no matter what is leaking/plugged? Do you have a manual aft bilge pump switch at the helm? Try turning it on and make sure the pump is working, if so, could be the float switch bad? You will still want to find the source of the leak! |
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Post by thecrankycop on Aug 17, 2021 13:21:07 GMT -5
Bilge pump works. Maybe it is a loose connection from the intake into the AC? It’s def salt water.
I had the dealer send out a tech and this was their take:
“ The technician noted that both the forward and aft bilge pump is fully operational and that there are no leaking hoses. He also inspected the engine mounting bolts, through hull seacock for a/c , transducer and bow thruster. Everything look good and no leaks were present. The aft bilge did have some water in it. The tech recommends seeing if the bilge fills up again over the next couple of days, if it does, we may have to haul the boat out to further investigate the cause.”
Where ever the water is coming from… it dumps into the bilge through the lower drain plug that’s in there. Beyond frustrating
I will add some food coloring into the water tank to rule that out. Next will be getting food coloring into the AC lines
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