‘22 AR 250 manhole plug

[MillsyMO]

I bought the boat new a few years ago. It’s always taken on a little bit of water as in when I pull the drain plug after running it all day there’s probably about a qt of water drains out. I water tested the anchor drain hole with a garden hose running in the anchor compartment and not a drop came out of the hull plug hole as water ran out of the anchor compartment drain hole as designed. This last weekend I took the boat out for the first time this year and my starboard side manhole plug had failed so I was taking on water to the extent the bilge would kick on about every 4-5 mins. I’m thinking that manhole plug hasn’t ever worked 100% correctly since I took it apart and 3/6 plastic threaded screw nipples were broke and the pieces weren’t inside the sealed housing. This leads me to believe they’ve always been broke since the pieces weren’t there and the other 3 screws were the only thing holding it together and those 3 finally failed causing the catastrophic failure last weekend. Anyways, that’s a different story but my question is, should there be any water in the manholes after running the boat if the plugs are working correctly? Thanks