242 Limited S ... tapping sensation on floorboard when driving. Normal?

[DanF861]

I just took my '16 242 Limited S out for the first time, and occasionally felt a tapping sensation beneath my feet as I was standing up while driving. It seems to coincide with the bumping against waves, and I notice it when with the engines off while rocking with the waves as well. There's no access compartment beneath the drivers seat area, so I'm not sure what's beneath there? Or maybe it's just normal and I'm overly sensitive since everything is still very new and I'm learning the boat. Maybe it's a normal effect of the waves hitting the hull?

 

[sunbyrned]

I have a 2012 242 and have never noticed this with mine. I know this doesn't help much but thought I would at least say something.

 

[Neutron]

I have on occasion felt the floor creak or pop under my feet but that was only in very rough conditions and it was very random

 

[DanF861]

Thanks for the replies ... I've come to the realization that it's probably normal. I can kind of feel it in other parts of the boat. For example standing on the swim platform, when the boat rocks when hitting waves you can feel a very slight knock on your feet. It's probably more pronounced in areas where there isn't as much space between your feet and the bottom of the hull. I'm not sure how much space is between the drivers floor and the bottom of the boat, but probably not much and that seems to be where water hits the boat with force when underway.

 

[jjmparsons]

I'd look for anything dangling, banging around in the helm compartment (wires, connectors etc) and the door to the storage area just across from there, the name eludes me right now. Reason I say this is because as I was out and about on the boat yesterday, I noticed the same thing... every time I hit a small bump, there was a noticeable knock I could hear and feel. I throttled down and shut off the boat to find out where it was coming from and as I started touching and feeling around for things I found that the door to the head area or changing area was somewhat loose and rattling. This is not normal due to the fact that it generally is hard as hell to open but in all honesty I get the feeling that heat and temps often cause the door to expand or contract slightly. It was a light enough tap when I was bumping across the water that I could hear it slightly and somewhat feel it, but once I noticed it, it could not be unheard! Not sure this is even remotely close to what you were experiencing but hopefully it will give you an idea of something to look at. My second most favorite noticeable noise is when I forget to snap the snap on the window when its opened and not held down. I generally don't hear the window bouncing around too much but that snap flapping around and beating on the boat is now an unmistakable resonance but that is only something I hear when we are underway.

 

[sunbyrned]

You could also check on how secure the hatch door is at the helm. That could be rattling around and creating a knock that would be more noticeable at the driver's seat. Also see iff the fire extinguisher is secured under there. It could be knocking around too. Just a few thoughts.

 

[sunbyrned]

I'd look for anything dangling, banging around in the helm compartment (wires, connectors etc) and the door to the storage area just across from there, the name eludes me right now. Reason I say this is because as I was out and about on the boat yesterday, I noticed the same thing... every time I hit a small bump, there was a noticeable knock I could hear and feel. I throttled down and shut off the boat to find out where it was coming from and as I started touching and feeling around for things I found that the door to the head area or changing area was somewhat loose and rattling. This is not normal due to the fact that it generally is hard as hell to open but in all honesty I get the feeling that heat and temps often cause the door to expand or contract slightly. It was a light enough tap when I was bumping across the water that I could hear it slightly and somewhat feel it, but once I noticed it, it could not be unheard! Not sure this is even remotely close to what you were experiencing but hopefully it will give you an idea of something to look at. My second most favorite noticeable noise is when I forget to snap the snap on the window when its opened and not held down. I generally don't hear the window bouncing around too much but that snap flapping around and beating on the boat is now an unmistakable resonance but that is only something I hear when we are underway.

Nice! You beat me to it!

 

[DanF861]

Wow! You guys rock. Appreciate the additional suggestions and I'll look into some of these ideas and report back. I'm getting used to it either way, but am sure it's probably something simple like a loose door or something rattling around somewhere.

 

[jjmparsons]

Nice! You beat me to it!

I'd say we are both on the same thought wave here @sunbyrned!!!! My guess is something is bouncing/moving around and its resonating through the boat.

Not too long ago I stayed the night on my Cabin Cruiser and somewhere around 2am I woke up because it sounded like someone was trying to literally come through the door with an angry mob piled on top of a tracked vehicle. Come to find out, it was raining extremely hard and the water was falling off of the roof of the slip and streaming down directly on the hand rails. The amplified sound was resonating through the entire boat and it all seemed to finally center on the doorway where the angry mob was coming in! =)

 

[jjmparsons]

Wow! You guys rock. Appreciate the additional suggestions and I'll look into some of these ideas and report back. I'm getting used to it either way, but am sure it's probably something simple like a loose door or something rattling around somewhere.

Here for the community Sir! Let us know what you find if anything. The rattling of the door was a new one for me yesterday but was glad I finally figured it out.