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Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

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Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby zeus7625 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:00 pm

1997 Eclipse 2000
The bilge in the center of the boat between the driver and passenger seats does not drain. There is a large plastic plug in the rear of the bilge that I pulled out and removed some debris. I can feel a drain pipe in the hole but snaking it out has not helped. I also tried to snake it from the engine bilges forward. I reach a hard spot both ways. Help please. See pics.
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby CptBill » Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:44 pm

Can you put post a pic or two ?
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby 93wellcraft233 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:45 pm

Do you know if it has a check valve in the drain hose somewhere? Maybe its jammed/broke.... maybe try using a air compressor to blow it out? Just my 2 cents lol hope you figure it out and its a easy fix! Let us know what you end up finding out. Thanks and good luck!
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby zeus7625 » Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:34 pm

If there is a check valve in the system it would have opened in one direction or the other since I tried from what I think is both ends. I have no clue how to access this piping.
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby LMK » Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:51 pm

I am willing to bet that hard spot is something stuck in the tube keeping the water from passing. Call me captain obvious. I would see if I could get a piece of stiff wire into it to try and open it up. Good Luck - hope you can fix it!!! Maybe shop vac the current water out for now?
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby zeus7625 » Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:59 pm

A bought a small manual drain snake at HD and tried to clear it. No luck.
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby LMK » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:25 pm

That stinks man, sorry to hear that. Did it go all the way through or did it hit an impediment?
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby zeus7625 » Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:32 pm

Hit a hard spot
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Re: Water in the bilge between the driver and passenger seats

Postby SirMr » Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:06 pm

Yup that is strange, seems like anything that fell in that that hole should be small enough to pass through.
good luck sir, get any ideas I will pipe back in.
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