dmincheff
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It was the actual plugs.Was it the clean-out plugs that had the bad seal or the tubes the clean-out plugs sit in?
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It was the actual plugs.Was it the clean-out plugs that had the bad seal or the tubes the clean-out plugs sit in?
That's interesting. I've seen water on top of the plugs but was told that was normal. Thanks for sharing, have to keep an eye on that in the future.It was the actual plugs.
Water on top of the plugs is normal. Water flowing out from under the hatch is NOT normal.That's interesting. I've seen water on top of the plugs but was told that was normal. Thanks for sharing, have to keep an eye on that in the future.
I agree and thankfully the bilge kept up, we were at no wake speeds for a while and then there was hardly any water passing by the seals. It does have me keeping a closer eye on the bilge light now.That must have been a lot of water that removable lid in the clean out looks like it seals but does not a large amount of water must have been dumping down nto the bilge below the tray . I did extensive testing with water filling up the tray and checking how much water pours in and then sealing it up with gaskets and screws. If that oval lid were to pop loose that would easily over come the bilge pump
I think your theory is what happens a LOT with the screws having no bite at all in that area. I'm seriously at a loss of what was actually happening on this one though.An improperly seated cleanout tray sounds plausible. I have to put a knee in the middle of mine while tightening the big hose-clamps to put it all back together. I know that if I don't get those clamped down properly and a clean-out plug starts leaking, water would certainly be pumped into the boat.
Another thing to check would be to see how many of the screws are actually "biting" into the fiberglass. I had so few that were holding it together that I went through, back-filled all of them with marine epoxy and re-drilled the holes.
Some folks like to seal that area with a sealant but I consider it something that gets opened regularly for inspections and equipment installation so I just screw it together. I would imagine it leaks a little. If half the screws weren't holding, it would probably leak a lot.
What kind of weather stripping are you using. I’m facing the same issue and am trying to come up with a good workaround.I replaced my sealant with weatherstripping...
But I can easily see where untightened band clamps or a loose cleanout tray or a tray where the little drain hose is disconnected could cause flooding into the boat...