Lkcooper90
New Member
- Sep 2, 2018
- 2
- Boat Info
- 1996 Sea Ray 175
- Engines
- 4.0 Mercruiser
Hello all -
My husband and I are new first time boat owners. We recently purchased a 1996 Sea Ray 175 and found it to have a host of problems. We have done some work in replacing some engine parts, but have noticed that when it is docked, it takes on an excessive amount of water. Initially we thought the drain plug might be the culprit, so we pulled it out and replaced the drain plug. When we put it back in the water and let it sit overnight, we noticed it still had about the same as before. By narrowing that out, we obviously have a leak somewhere. We docked it last night with the propellor up and found this morning there was more than normal (to a point where there was standing water in the boat). Being new to the mechanics of boating, we were wondering if any veteran boaters had any suggestions of what might be happening or how to test to see where the leak may be coming from. Thanks in advance for any help!
My husband and I are new first time boat owners. We recently purchased a 1996 Sea Ray 175 and found it to have a host of problems. We have done some work in replacing some engine parts, but have noticed that when it is docked, it takes on an excessive amount of water. Initially we thought the drain plug might be the culprit, so we pulled it out and replaced the drain plug. When we put it back in the water and let it sit overnight, we noticed it still had about the same as before. By narrowing that out, we obviously have a leak somewhere. We docked it last night with the propellor up and found this morning there was more than normal (to a point where there was standing water in the boat). Being new to the mechanics of boating, we were wondering if any veteran boaters had any suggestions of what might be happening or how to test to see where the leak may be coming from. Thanks in advance for any help!