Where did the water go?

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:46 pm

When the marina hauled my boat out, pressure washed it, then blocked it up for the winter my bilges were about empty. They shouldn't have been as empty as they were due to two leaks that I had. The water level was so low there's no way the bilge pumps pumped it out. So 'Where did the water go?'. It's been driving me crazy trying to figure it out. Going to the boat tomorrow morning to try to investigate more. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Rnd · Post by **Rnd** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:33 pm

The marina tilted the boat when in the sling to drain the bildge?? The guys at my marina do this on all the haul outs. Just a guess.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:03 pm

Do you have plug in aft end they might have removed to drain the water?

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:34 pm

Water might have migrated FWD since the boat is level now.
You'll find it again this spring though, stinking like Jimmy Hoffa

Ron

Audrey II · Post by **Audrey II** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:42 pm

I have always found marinas to tilt the boats so water would run out the drain plug. My current boat doesn't have a plug so I use a portable pump to get any residual water out at the end of the season.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:09 pm

My guess is when your boat was hauled out, it was tilted and the auto bilge pump forward or aft pumped it out for you.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:11 pm

Agree with Paul and others.

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:12 am

The bilge drain plugs I removed myself after the boat was blocked, one forward and one aft. Tilting in the slings sounds like that is what they did. I will find out today when I go over. I have seen some of the boats tilted in the slings but not all of them.

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:15 am

rbcool wrote:Water might have migrated FWD since the boat is level now.
You'll find it again this spring though, stinking like Jimmy Hoffa

Ron

Oh you have this thing about Jimmy!!

Is that the name you secretly wished your parents had given you?

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:25 pm

Well just got back from the marina and it was like people said they tilted the boat to empty the bilges when picking it up. The owner laughed and said to move my center PORT discharge hose to starboard so he don't get a bath at 9:00 in the morning!!

I told him his crusty old a*# needed it anyway!! Thanks for all the input.