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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 22, 2014 22:29:42 GMT -6
Hello, just recently purchased a 2006 model sea pro 206 CC. Boat is rigged with the mercury verado 150 and I love it. But the last few times on the lake I've noticed that there was about 2-3 at most gallons of water that runs out of the drain when I pull the plug after being on the lake for say 6 hours or so. It isnt enough to trip the bilge, and when boat is sitting in the water i cannot see water in the compartment in front of the motor. Is there anything that I should look for in this situation? The boat looks brand new and only has 100hrs on it but unsure whether this is a problem or normal. Thank you for any help!
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Post by Simple Man on Aug 23, 2014 1:40:17 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum. Any penetration of the hull or hoses leading from them could be leaking causing water to build. Your just going to have to get the boat in the water one day and visually trace back hull penetrations and their attached hoses as best you can and see if you find it. Strange that it's not accumulating in the bilge low point at the transom. That would lead me to start towards the bow and work back. The most common spot for seepage is around your drain plug assembly itself. Live wells and coolers can be leaking too so make sure you operate all systems.
Good luck. Let's us know what you find out.
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 23, 2014 6:39:51 GMT -6
Simpleman, what would be the best way to check the forward box at bow and cooler in front of the console for leaks? Plug the holes on the outside of boat and fill the lines with water? Also can I remove some of the fittings on the sides to re seal them with 5200? Thanks for any input
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 9:44:06 GMT -6
Are the the drains for those compartments below the water line? The fittings or the hoses taking the water out of the boat for those compartments may be leaking. That would accumulate water and it would probably stay up front with boat level while sitting in the water. Would not come to transome until boat was elevated maybe. I think your idea would be easy find. Plug the exit points and fill compartments with water one at a time if they're separate , then wait with bow elevated and see if water comes out rear of boat. Not sure how yours are setup but both my anchor box and bow box drain into the same hose and come out the back, just above main drain plug under the water line. The hose fills while on the water but is below compartments. I leak in hose would put water into hull. May or may not help?
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 9:50:17 GMT -6
I think most of the plastic type exit fittings have a backing nut on the inside of the boat and not removable without access to the back of them where hose connects. Can u get to that? Or do you have brass plates with screws on them?
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 23, 2014 11:36:48 GMT -6
I know on the front sides of the boat I have two stainless drain holes ( with backing nuts I assume) no screws are visible with them. Then at the rear of the boat on both sides I have a scupper and I believe the live well drains. All are the same style stainless with no screws visible. Then on the transom there is the brass plate for the plug, underneath the boat is the fast water pickup. Was going to start there not really sure?
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 14:22:57 GMT -6
The livewell pickup on the bottom of the boat would show water in that rear compartment at rest I think. I would go with plugging the two front side drains from the outside and filling them up first before I went taking things apart. Jack your trailer tongue as high as it will go. Then wait and see if you get a drip out the back after awhile.
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 14:27:44 GMT -6
Do those two front side drains sit below the water line at rest or with someone on the bow?
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 14:34:47 GMT -6
Is this your rig, the drains on the sides in circled location ? If not post a picture. Can't really tell from the photo what that is !  |
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Post by Simple Man on Aug 23, 2014 15:41:56 GMT -6
I can't zoom into your pic acdaddy but I would doubt that's a overboard drain in the area you circled. They should be just barely above the waterline up front if the are like mine. You will have to be able to access the backside of them in order to remove them. I would test this system just as you are thinking, maybe mark my water level inside the compartment too as well as observe for water running out to the back in case it's pooling up some sort of way.
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Post by acdaddy0 on Aug 23, 2014 15:50:30 GMT -6
Simpleman , I agree , but that looks like a drain port to me. Would be an awful place for one but something's there. Yours are right at water line I see. If you were standing on that side fishing with a heavy cane pole it would be under!  |
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 23, 2014 20:28:33 GMT -6
Not sure how to post a picture, but there is two drains on the bow. One is for the forward fish box and another one for cooler and I believe anchor box in front. Just had the boat out for about 6hrs on the lake and when boat was sitting in water there was no water in the bilge compartment. When I loaded boat on the trailer at the ramp and pulled it onto the ramps hill I hit the bilge switch and about 3-4 ish gallons came out. Before I put the boat in water I shut the ball valve on the live well and washdown. So im assuming that it has to be coming in from one of the thru hull fittings now. The front drains are not under water line, from what I can tell the only ones under the water line are the livewell drains and the scuppers. Those are the two on the back that are on both sides of the boat.
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 23, 2014 20:45:29 GMT -6
 In this picture you can see the drain for the cooler in front of console(one under the forward seat) and i believe the anchor drain is in it to. Not to sure if the anchor does drain into it or not. |
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 23, 2014 20:48:35 GMT -6
 This isnt my boat but you can see the drain for the forward fish box at the bow of the boat. It very well maybe under the water line alot of the time if someone is on the bow. But I know for sure that the scuppers and the livewell drains are under the water alot if not most of the time if someone is standing near the transom of the boat, I bought the boat about 3 weeks ago and didnt even notice the water after the sea trial. |
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Post by Simple Man on Aug 24, 2014 3:25:12 GMT -6
Looks like acdaddy is right about having a drain on the port bow. Must be an overboard anchor drain (mine goes to the bilge so I don't have that one). Also the others are all below the waterline too and I would test every system.
Just a thought here, do you wash your boat off after/before every trip? Could water from the washing be pooling some where? Grasping at straws but stranger solutions have been found.
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 24, 2014 11:40:56 GMT -6
No I normally do not wash it and if it rains or If I do wash it then before i put the boat in the water I keep the plug out to drain the water out of the boat before putting it in the water. Im going to try to go and test some of the drains this afternoon. Is there a reason that the water isn't in the bilge compartment until the boat is inverted?
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Post by freezerfiller on Aug 24, 2014 11:43:35 GMT -6
I'm going to take a stab and say that I believe it is a leak in the livewell/washdown system. NCO, are you using either the livewell or the washdown when this occurs? ACdaddy, your thinking that it must be up front is good, but these 20'6 boats will accumulate up to 5 gallons of water up front when they are equipped with the minimum recommended 150 hp engines. Put a 200 on there, and you'd be absolutely correct, it would be visible in the bilge first. I had the exact problem and it turned out being a loose hose on the livewell intake after the pump. I noticed about 4 gallons after my fishing trips, but nothing if I was just taking the kids out tubing. Next time you go out, turn on your livewell, and reach under there, and feel every hose for drips or water in general. Also feel around your livewell drain hose. You will likely find it is just a loose clamp.
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 24, 2014 13:57:10 GMT -6
I haven't even had the boat long enough to fill it with bait or water, was planning a trip fishing next week lol, but i jacked the boat all the way up, filled anchor box n plug drain 45 mins no water in boat and same amount in anchor box, next filled the front fish box and plugged drain as well for about 45 minutes and no water in drain. I've got the port livewell full now with the drain plugged and no water in bilge in the last 30min. Im kinda confused and not sure where to look after i do both l ivewells?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 24, 2014 13:58:45 GMT -6
Also freezerfiller, yesterday before I put the boat in the water I closed the ball valve before the livewell/washdown intake pump and still had water in the boat.
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Post by ncoutdoorsman90 on Aug 24, 2014 14:54:51 GMT -6
Filled both livewells up and nothing no drips or drops from drain when I put my hand under the drains. Also I filled the bilge compartment with water and checked around the plug with not a single drop out of that...not really sure where else to look. I think im going to take it to the lake and check the thru hull fittings for the suppers and the drain while in the water. I can see the fittings through the gunwale rod holders. Any other opinions? Thanks this far yall have been awesome.
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