Water in bow 23 WA Souwester

[cvsa78]

When you step down in to the cuddy cabin of my 89 Walkaround there is a drain hole in the floor right in front of the porta potty stoarge arrea. It seems there is always water in there. I even noticed it while on the trailer before I launched for the season. I fugured when I get her in the water and while getting up to speed the water would move to the rear of the boat and drain out. But no such luck. I ran the bilge pumps and nothing gets it out. I checked and it seems like rain water. Anybody have a solution.

Thanks

 

[DaleH]

To remove - I have an 8" inspection plate on the helm floor that I remove and get out the standing freshwater by use of a big ol' absorbant sponge.

If seawater, your rubrail seam my not be integral, causing water from crossing wakes and waves to ride up the hull, then weep down the inside.

Freshwater can come from a number of sources. On my '92 2520 cabin model, not all the water from the cockpit deck drains to the scuppers.

So I routinely mop out that front bilge so no water is left in the hull when I leave her for the week ...

 

[cvsa78]

It's freshwater, today I used a primer bulb and some old fuel line and sucked out about 1.5 gallons of water. It's kind of strange. Why wouldn't drain intp the next compartment towards the aft . Does anybody know what the sub structure looks like in the cabin below the floor.

 

[Megabyte]

It's freshwater, today I used a primer bulb and some old fuel line and sucked out about 1.5 gallons of water. It's kind of strange. Why wouldn't drain intp the next compartment towards the aft . Does anybody know what the sub structure looks like in the cabin below the floor.

There should be a limber hole or plastic pipe right at the keel to allow water to ship rearward while underway.
That pipe can become clogged over time with everything from discarded zip-ties, to construction debris left in the hull, to general dirt that accumulates over the years.

If you have a drain snake, try clearing out the drain with the snake and the pressure from a garden hose.
You might be surprised what you will find in there.

One of the #1 causes of bilge pump failure is FOD from carelessly discarded zip-ties.
Nothing will kill a pump quicker than that piece of plastic.

Good luck!

 

[cvsa78]

Thanks I'll try to flush it out with a garden hose on high

Mike