|
Second the water hose test. To test the transome plugs, just put them in and add a few gallons of water from the hose directly into the bilge. Look around the plugs to see if water is dripping out. Add rubber washers as needed or replace with stainless plugs.
Another one I like is to stop up the drain in the hull for the baitwell then fill the bait well with a few gallons of water. Might also try turning on the baitwell motor and put the hose in the pick up and see if you get any leakage from the baitwell motor into the bilge.
There have been reports of "Cracked" thru hull fittings (plastic) where hoses are clamped onto them as well as clamping them onto the bilge and baitwell pumps.
On a Bay boat, water migrates in from the scuppers, drains thru the floor and into the bilge. It is common for the Automatic bilge switch to fail vs the "cycle" aspect and that will allow water to accumulate over several hours or overnight. You may need to seal the deck with elastomeric and add deck screws if needed and replace the scuppers with caged ball type.
All these things are economical and are not too complicated, let us know what you find.
|