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Originally Posted by cagrove
Sorry to hear you're getting off to a rough start...definitely want to get it to the dealer ASAP. If you're plugs were tight (with washers in place) there are only a few places water can get in the boat with the quantity that you experienced. My first guess would be a loose hose at a through hull...check the bait well pick up area. One way to find the leak is to put in the transom drain plugs and run a garden hose into your boat while it's on the trailer. You should see water coming out somewhere. I know it's frustrating to get all excited to go play with your new toy only to have something ruin the fun but I'm sure it's something very simple. All boats go through a "shake down" period where you need to work out all of the bugs. I'm not saying your boat should leak or your engine not run but these things are built by humans and people do make mistakes...have the dealer fix it and go have fun.
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When I pulled the boat out of the water I checked the hull for water leaking back out and there were no leaks but the large volume of water did run out when I opened the two transom plugs. I suspect the water is leaking in through the bait well source of water some how. Seems funny water can leak in profusely but a drop of water does not leak out when I pulled it out of the water. The leak must be a one way leak,it leaks in but wont leak out. I'm going to try and get it to a Triumph Dealer tomarrow and hopefully the dealer will be able to rectify the problem plus my other two issues,the motor wont idle and the speedometer doesnt work.