Standing water, transom

[3986]

Hello everybody! Love the website, love the boat (still learning how everything works).

2520 XLD 2021 - I was looking under the rear access panel (directly above the batteries) and notice that there is always a good amount of water there (about 8-10 cups worth). I guess more due diligence is required (is it salt water? fresh water? is everything sealed etc...) which I plan to do this week.

Was just curious to know if anyone experience the same? or if for whatever reason this is an acceptable situation?

 

[afitzray]

On the trailer or at the dock? Do you also have water in the center bilge beneath the main cabin?

At the dock, I have a little water in both of those areas after a rain or a day out in choppy water. If the boat is sitting level with the water line the lowest spot is generally more in the center bilge on mine. But extra batteries on board, fuel level, etc can affect that.

As long as it’s just water and there’s no smell of fuel, that amount shouldn’t really be of too much concern.

 

[3986]

Afi! thanks for prompt response. In the season I keep my boat in the water - so yes, its at the dock. I do have a bit of water under the main cabin as well!

I never imagined that a boat manufacture will allow water to permanently accumulate inside the boat - but if you're getting the same results and maybe other... then I'm less concern at this point!

 

[afitzray]

Anything significant should get sent out by the bilge pump, but that leftover amount usually dries up within a day or two where I’m at.

And on days that I’m willing to go the extra mile, I have a portable Milwaukee shop vac that I use to get the bulk of it out before I leave the boat. I’ve read about some that put solar fans in the access hatch. Others just open the cabin hatch to let the bilge breathe more.

You can also check out the threads on sealing up the anchor locker if you want to try to stay totally dry in a rain. That seems to be the main point of entry when sitting still.

 

[Andy]

Afi! thanks for prompt response. In the season I keep my boat in the water - so yes, its at the dock. I do have a bit of water under the main cabin as well!

I never imagined that a boat manufacture will allow water to permanently accumulate inside the boat - but if you're getting the same results and maybe other... then I'm less concern at this point!

I have found a couple solutions and/or reductions to this issue. And yes it's a pathetic shame Parker, and many other boat manufacturers, do not add an anchor-rode-locker-drain right there in the bow; as this is the water enters the boat. Instead, they channel all the water through the entire length of the boat to the aft battery compartment. Insanity! The water adds to mold/mildew issues, and contributes to the PVC pipe channel eventually molding up, clogging, and blocking the water flow. We have a 2013/2014 2520 XLD that's kept on a lift, slightly bow-high. The only place we occasionally get standing water is in the aft, center, battery compartment. It is ONLY rain water; not sea water. The only time there was 'standing-water' in the forward-center compartment (under the floor of the forward part of the pilothouse) was twice when the boat sat nearly level on the trailer during hurricane haul-outs. And again, the water is from rain water, from the anchor-rode-locker. The anchor-rode-locker gets the water from the hole for the anchor-rode under the Lewmar windlass. (I've sealed the bow hatch so no water enters the anchor-rode locker from that hatch anymore). I bought an $80.00/including shipping, custom-made, Sunbrella-and-leather, Lewmar windlass cover from a small private company near Seattle Wa. This cover has nearly eliminated the problem; at least has greatly reduced the amount of water entering the boat. We still get some, and when we do I (like fitzray mentioned above) suck the water out of the aft battery compartment floor with a small 'dedicated' shop vac I bought for just that purpose. (I have two other larger shop vacs in my shop, but I don't use them in wet-vac mode; I keep the small vac handy, in wet-mode just to make the boat water vacuuming quick and easy)....

 

[Bodick93]

You could cut a hole in the hull. I did it, and Parker does it now. I used a pair of strong magnets to locate the spot, cut the hole, installed a groco through-hull and glassed in the bottom.
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boatin...cker-drain-need-little-glass-help-please.html
The drain I installed is probably 6 inches higher than Parkers. I like mine waaaay better. Higher, dryer, and does not have a raw edge.