Bilge/battery hatch taking on water

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I have an 87 v20 steplift with a outboard 175 Johnson. Anytime I have the stern facing seas water comes inside and over the transom and drains out through the drain holes but it also leaks in through the bilge cover and into the bilge. The lid does have 4 screws to hold it in place. Don't know if that was the way it came from the factory. Anyone else having this problem and is there s fix?
 
Not sure what hatch you are talking about without a picture. There are different versions of V20s
Is it it in the motor well? Probably an add on from prvious owner.

If it can be screwed down then it should be.

Open access ports in a motorwell are the #1 reason for small boats to sink at a dock.
 
sounds like "bilge cover" is not sealed....3m 4200 or some other sealant as suggested should do it, right?
 
He might have one of those plastic hatches in the splash well. If so be careful, they can sink you. someone posted a vid a few years back of a guy spearfishing with a go pro and swims back to the boat to find it listing hard and going down. Last fra,e was the coast guard chopper.
 
Bradford has it right.?it is a cover in the splashwell. The cover may be large enough to seal it then put a waterproof hatch in/on top of it.
 
Take that thing out and glass in the hole. If it ain't pretty it's at least better than she would look swamped or on the bottom.
 
bradford said:
Take that thing out and glass in the hole. If it ain't pretty it's at least better than she would look swamped or on the bottom.
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Better yet I think I'm going to seal the lid with 5200 then cut out a hole and fit a water proof hatch in it. It will make the hole smaller but I think it will be big enough to get the batteries in and out. I'll post some pics before and after. Thanks for the help.
 
Check out the 'barn door' cover on a used Wellcraft 180 Fisherman I bought. That was the first thing to go.
 

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Amazing what a variety of little design changes there are! I know why they put that hatch in, getting batteries out of the forward door is a pain. But I can guess why they stopped too.

I wouldn't doubt that wooden hatch is stock, the hardware sure looks like they used on the cabin door.
 
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