Water in ski locker

[WoodsytheCanadian]

Question for the group.
I’m on my 3rd jet boat. 2nd Scarab. 2022 215HO Wake. After using the boat there is always water in the bottom of the ski locker between the driver and passenger. Never had this issue with the last two boats. The boat sits inside. I leave the dock and I’ve checked that it’s dry. By the time I come back from a cruise there’s an inch of water in the ski locker…
Thoughts?

 

[Luc Lafreniere]

Ski locker is the lowest point in the boat when you're not moving. If no water has come onboard via people/waves, then you have a leak.

Tracking the leak can be easy or hard. No secret to it. Get the boat bone dry, use a shop vac. Then put her in water and watch all the bolts/hoses where they come through the hull. Give it a good 5 min while you're watching. If you can't identify the source, then you can turn on the engine and again, watch all the hoses/clamps as well as the carbon seal area (drive shaft). If there's still nothing, then it could be that someone tried to remove the grate bolts? If so, the sealant applied could have been cracked under the engine and water can be coming in there too.

But yeah, tracking down the source isn't always easy. Good luck!