NoFla21
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 110
- Reaction score
- 92
- Points
- 87
- Location
- NE FL
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2023
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 25
We took our ‘23 AR250 out on the river for the weekend. We kept the boat in the water all weekend and have done this several times before. We decided to hit up a nice anchor spot that was about 30 min away. I was running around 7000 RPMs (43ish MPH) the whole way to beat daylight. We made it there with no issues at all and water was pretty choppy. On the way back, we ran the same RPMs and speed. We were within a mile of our place when the bilge light popped on. I looked over and water pouring out of the bilge. I opened the engine compartment and there was some water where the bilge pump is and some small water at the very rear passed the bilge pump. It’s not much water but more than I’ve ever seen since I bought the boat new. The boat sat overnight in the water and next morning, no additional water was in the bilge area. The next day, we did the same route but at typical cruise (6000 RPMs/38 to 40MPH). Same thing happened when close to the destination (bilge on/same amount of water as the previous day).
Long story short, I’m trying to figure out where this leak is coming from. I figured it was coming from the clean out ports, but I took a hose to that area and noticed the water drained right thru a fitting underneath the boat.
Any ideas or recs for me to figure this out? TIA
Long story short, I’m trying to figure out where this leak is coming from. I figured it was coming from the clean out ports, but I took a hose to that area and noticed the water drained right thru a fitting underneath the boat.
Any ideas or recs for me to figure this out? TIA
