Have a 1986 v-20 Wellcraft. It has a baitwell in the middle of the floor that butts up against the in floor 60 gallon tank. Whenever it rains the baitwell fills up with water, BUT DOESNT DRAIN ???
There is a small hole in the bottom for drainage, but the water just doesnt drain. It looks like it drains under the fuel tank to the stern area.
My question is...is this correct and if there is a clog, where does the water go. Could it go anywhere else in the hull and flood my entire hull ?????
I bought the boat not knowing it had hull damage. A guy posted this boat a few months agao and didnt know what to do with the boat because he was told the stringers were bad. Well I didnt know about the hull damage when I bought it and just recently found the sneaky, decieving, hidden, shitty repair job to the hull. As with the last owner, I thought, oh shit, time to cut out the floor and replace the stringers. I had several fiberglass guys tell me that its no big deal, a 4 hour job, as long as I do all the prep and sanding, BUT, the hull and damage area must be dry. Well this area on the outside of the hull, midshift that looks like a stringer, but on the outside of the hull dripps with water through the shabby bondo job. The fiberglass guy said that is normal. Fiberglass that isnt sealed correctly will suck in the water and stay between the shabby bondo job and teh open fiberglass. Is this true ???? or is my baitwell overflowing throughout the entire hull and dripping out through the damaged area ???
Should I cut a hole in the deck and see if I can see any damage or is the entire hull foamed in solid under the floor. I did manage to see some stringers and they are all rock solid.
Any suggestions or others who might know how to fix the baitwell and where does the water drain to on a 1986 Wellcraft to a new boating guy who is just about broke now. As the guy who sold me the boat. Its turn-key and totally safe. He tooks his wife and kids out on it all summer. Hmm is that why I could stick my finger through the fuel line...and not a single guage or toggle switch worked. For having the boat for about three weeks now. I have since pulled out all the old wiring and rewired teh whole boat along with a new 100 amp fuse panel, 6 awg wire from the batteries, rewired the bow light, anchor light, fuel guage wiring with sending unit and fuel guage, deck lights. Fixed the tac and volt guage, fuel lines, fuel vent, fuel intake and god knows what else. Will complete the bilge pump this weekend along with wiring in the new wire to the dash to all the toggle switchs.
Thanks,
Mike.
There is a small hole in the bottom for drainage, but the water just doesnt drain. It looks like it drains under the fuel tank to the stern area.
My question is...is this correct and if there is a clog, where does the water go. Could it go anywhere else in the hull and flood my entire hull ?????
I bought the boat not knowing it had hull damage. A guy posted this boat a few months agao and didnt know what to do with the boat because he was told the stringers were bad. Well I didnt know about the hull damage when I bought it and just recently found the sneaky, decieving, hidden, shitty repair job to the hull. As with the last owner, I thought, oh shit, time to cut out the floor and replace the stringers. I had several fiberglass guys tell me that its no big deal, a 4 hour job, as long as I do all the prep and sanding, BUT, the hull and damage area must be dry. Well this area on the outside of the hull, midshift that looks like a stringer, but on the outside of the hull dripps with water through the shabby bondo job. The fiberglass guy said that is normal. Fiberglass that isnt sealed correctly will suck in the water and stay between the shabby bondo job and teh open fiberglass. Is this true ???? or is my baitwell overflowing throughout the entire hull and dripping out through the damaged area ???
Should I cut a hole in the deck and see if I can see any damage or is the entire hull foamed in solid under the floor. I did manage to see some stringers and they are all rock solid.
Any suggestions or others who might know how to fix the baitwell and where does the water drain to on a 1986 Wellcraft to a new boating guy who is just about broke now. As the guy who sold me the boat. Its turn-key and totally safe. He tooks his wife and kids out on it all summer. Hmm is that why I could stick my finger through the fuel line...and not a single guage or toggle switch worked. For having the boat for about three weeks now. I have since pulled out all the old wiring and rewired teh whole boat along with a new 100 amp fuse panel, 6 awg wire from the batteries, rewired the bow light, anchor light, fuel guage wiring with sending unit and fuel guage, deck lights. Fixed the tac and volt guage, fuel lines, fuel vent, fuel intake and god knows what else. Will complete the bilge pump this weekend along with wiring in the new wire to the dash to all the toggle switchs.
Thanks,
Mike.
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