2002 Wellcraft 24 Walkaround water in hull Help!
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:33 pm
Hi all. I am the proud owner of one of these fine boats and pretty new to boating but I have an issue. I recently purchased and I realized the boat is tilted to the starboard side. I looked down below the battery and measured 8" of water! I took the rod holder down and could feel water back there too....this is all starboard side where fish box is not draining as well. Water must've been accumulating awhile since the outside stern starboard corner has a bay water stain yet port side does not. Survey done a number of weeks prior to me showed no hull water intrusion. I tested and it is fresh water not our normal bay water.
Question is, how does this water get removed from the boat?? The bilge pump works but why isn't all that water draining to the back?? I stuck a 2' long toilet snake in the drain that leads to the bilge and still none of that water released. If you can offer any help/suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Chris
Question is, how does this water get removed from the boat?? The bilge pump works but why isn't all that water draining to the back?? I stuck a 2' long toilet snake in the drain that leads to the bilge and still none of that water released. If you can offer any help/suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Chris