just got a 2001 Martinique 2600 - Northern Michigan

[lfivenson]

goodday - you sound like you have practically become a pro, pulling your own outdrive and replacing stringers??? impressive!

[goodday]

No pro, Maybe you could find a steep incline to drain boat, Nice Boat , I submitted reply on your pic. post but I don't know if it went through

[goodday]

It didn't go , shower sump is( enclosed white box), and there should be a forward bilge pump with a blue box float switch, no fluid should be seen in there, you might have to mop up under motor and dip in frt part of bilge below gas tank, tip boat to drain out bottom as good possible, shower never been used in my boat , so I don't know if there would be any left over water in shower sump or not. rv antifreeze would take care ., You have AC?

[Riverboatin]

Your boat is freaking gorgeous!! Sea-J is winterized and shrink wrapped and I am SO READY FOR BOATING SEASON NEXT YEAR!!!

[lfivenson]

Thanks, so is your boat (gorgeous) Riverboatin. Goodday, my pump is red in color, so maybe a replacement? pic is attached. I'm not sure mine being 26' has a forward bilge, nothing mentioned on the diagram. Yes, I do have AC, I tested it on the only hot day (and unfortunately the last day) I used it, works great. Has heat too but I doubt I'd need that much, if ever. AC was nice though getting ready to go out to the festival we were attending. If anyone knows about access point, let me know. Yeah, next year will be all about boating, this year I sold my old one in mid-July and didn't get this one until middle of September, so not much of a summer for me.

shower sump with water.jpg

[goodday]

Yes SEA-J is a nice looking boat, I like the separate slips he has, . in the cover in aft cabin where you had the gr. water,was there any thing in that area. your boat is like mine but I don't have radar arch and changed to burgundy camper top,.there should of been another bilge pump and the shower sump. if nothing was in that void , you must only have 1 bilge pump under mtr.. where your shower water would go, I don't know, but I have never used shower on boat, usually marinas have nice bath houses,. but tip boat up on end get water out. I did a post a while back on( water in bilge. )

[lfivenson]

Thanks goodday, just posted a photo of what I think is shower sump, maybe both that and the forward bilge are together- there's another thing not showing in the picture above that has a clear lid on it, so maybe the red thing is the bilge and the clear lidded box is the shower sump. Yes, will raise up to tip farther backward to make sure all water is out. Thanks - being a girl boater sucks at times like this when you're new to the boat. :/

[goodday]

Yes you have them right, You will do good ! Thats pretty cool! I have my wife run the boat once in awhile. Sometimes docking can get harry, tight or windy , busy cond. Makes it interesting.

[mikem8560]

they usualy have the AC under a seat somewhere. she looks great 5some and riverboating yours also.

I havnt done any boing yeat with work and some medical issues but that s all good now I just am waiting on a bridge by my house to come down to I can go out at high tide come February I hope.

[goodday]

Was just wondering if anything was still in bottom,if you were able to tip up, the red bilge might be in lowest part of boat when in on trailer, it does look like water has been there with the scum residue, that bilge pump there is other half of bilge switch on dash, you might want to run just for a (bit) once in a while just to see if there is water there, but what i've found is most water getting in boat is next to rear seat, and stays in mtr bilge in water and is auto pumped out,unless on trailer then that pump might be lowest unless bow tipped up, you were getting wrapped so rain water shoud'nt get in for now, keep bow up so water goes to rear drain if enters,