03-04-2013, 07:44 PM
I just bought a 07' Yamaha G3 last december.
Only had a chance to get her wet one time and ended up with a gallon or so of water in the bilge.
To say the least I am NOT happy but it is my own fault, I bought the boat out-of-state and did not demo it. I sold my beloved Crestliner for this boat and I hope I don't regret it.
The reason for this post is hoping any of you folks might be able to help if any of you have experienced the same thing. I hope it is something simple like a through-hull fitting or something. Ice hit so fast last year I didn't even have a chance to hit a marina just to simply back it in and inspect it.
I bought the boat in Montana when it was minus 15 so I think it may be a livewell drain line that froze and cracked but I don't know if the remote valve to dump the livewell is below the water line or not?
I thought worst case in a week or two i could intentionally fill the bilge and inspect for a leak coming from a fitting, anyone tried that and had any luck?
I could also "cork" shut each individual through-hull fitting and through trial and error find my leak?
Any other ideas/success stories?
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Only had a chance to get her wet one time and ended up with a gallon or so of water in the bilge.
To say the least I am NOT happy but it is my own fault, I bought the boat out-of-state and did not demo it. I sold my beloved Crestliner for this boat and I hope I don't regret it.
The reason for this post is hoping any of you folks might be able to help if any of you have experienced the same thing. I hope it is something simple like a through-hull fitting or something. Ice hit so fast last year I didn't even have a chance to hit a marina just to simply back it in and inspect it.
I bought the boat in Montana when it was minus 15 so I think it may be a livewell drain line that froze and cracked but I don't know if the remote valve to dump the livewell is below the water line or not?
I thought worst case in a week or two i could intentionally fill the bilge and inspect for a leak coming from a fitting, anyone tried that and had any luck?
I could also "cork" shut each individual through-hull fitting and through trial and error find my leak?
Any other ideas/success stories?
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