Hello all. Recently purchased a 2002 Bow Rider 200 from a good friend that took immaculate care of this boat and always garaged. 275 Hours when purchased. Just got back from a camping trip where the boat was left in the water for a couple of days. The automatic bilge would run every 3-4 hours so it sounds like a decent leak. Has anyone else dealt with this and where is a good point to start looking? The speedometer and transducer look fine, maybe the outboard seal??? How hard is the repair? Thanks in advance.
Water in Bilge
- Thread starter Jared
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Every 3-4 hours is a pretty good leak. It could be a number of things, but the first thing I would look into is the shift cable bellow. Best thing you can do is dry everything up, then put the boat in the water and observe. With a leak that "leaky", it should be pretty easy to find. You can look at the bellows (google it) from the outside of the boat. How hard is the repair? (1) it depends on what is actually leaking and (2) it depends on your skill set. Can't answer #1 because we're not there to do the leak-finding and can't answer #2 because, well, we're not you! :smt001
Boater420
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dpvandy01
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Agree with Lazy Daze,, check the entire bellows inspect from the outside too and look for cracks/dry rot.
skibum
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Assuming that you have a Bravo III here. Take a look at the slot where the steering arm of the drive comes through the transom. There is a swivel shaft in there that the drive pivots on as you turn the wheel. There is a cheesy little rubber seal in there that goes bad and leaks. Just poke your finger in that slot and feel around. I just had mine fixed this year. Prior to that I was getting a couple of gallons in the bilge every few hours.
skibum
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Yeah... That one shouldn't cause the problem. I've seen boats without them installed at all.
