Can't get bilge to drain on 25 SE CC on the boat lift.

[StPeteMike]

I called Parker to see how much elevation was needed on the bow cradle of the lift to create enough pitch to drain the bilge. The engineer at Parker said 8" higher than the stern cradle should do it.

Had a lift service company come over and he insisted that was way to much so we tried 5". The bilge did not drain. Against his judgement we went for the full 8" . The bilge still does not drain all the way. There is a puddle that won't drain around the little elevated platform that the bilge pump and float switch sits on. Then, as the lift service guy warned, the lift doesn't work correctly because as the bow is being lifted there is no weight on the stern cradle and the bunks push up the stern cradle causing slack in the cables.

My thought is to put the lift back to a 5" pitch so it works correctly and then figure out a way to keep the bilge dry with a shop vac, or sponge.

Any suggestions on how to keep the bilge dry and/or how to modify the lift are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

Below are pictures of the bilge at the full 8" pitch with the water still not draining.

 

[warthog5]

There is just a lot of glass built up back there and it creates a low spot.....Yes I dislike it also.


But what caught my eye is the Bare Copper battery cable ends.

 

[StPeteMike]

Thanks for pointing that out Warthog. I didn't realize that the copper cable ends weren't marine grade. They were really corroded and I cleaned them up and sprayed corrosion x on them. This was just a couple weeks ago and I can see the corrosion coming back already. I will put replacing the battery cables on the to do list.

 

[warthog5]

Another one of my Pet Peves.......They were Lazy and used Black Heat Shrink on the POS cables.

What is so hard about using Red Heat Shrink on the POS and Black on the NEG? Attention to Detail!

 

[StPeteMike]

Thanks again Warthog. That makes sense to me too. Now that I finally got my Parker I have a renewed interest on learning how to keep things tight, so thanks for the input.

Do you do anything about water in the transom bilge area, or are you able to keep it dry?

 

[warthog5]

Mine gets picked up with a forklift all the time. So tilting it is a lot easier and different than yours.