06 LSV Taking on Water!!!!!
New to forum and a new 06 Mobius lsv owner (1st time boat owner at that!!!). Had boat since Labor Day weekend. Today was the first time it's been in the water a significant period of time (6+ hrs). Near the end of our day, the bilge was running nonstop. Buddy with me is an experience boater and said that was odd. Popped open center ski locker/ballast compartment and it was full of water! Additionally, carpet in bow was soaked and carpet throughout most of boat under all seats. I was freaked with how much water we were taking on. Immediately took boat back to the launch and called it a day. Trailered boat and inspected hull...spotless. No damage, holes, cracks, etc.. Drain plug tightly in place but bilge ran for 15 minutes straight with a steady stream of water being pumped out. Water was warm, which (after reading other posts) leads me to believe I might have an exhaust shaft hose loose, cracked, or completely off. Anyone out there run into this problem and am I on point with my assumption that I have an exhaust shaft hose issue? I'm no mechanic so any insight would be appreciated.
Re: 06 LSV Taking on Water!!!!!
Do you have ballast? Check all the bags and fittings.. Sometimes they leak..
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06 LSV Taking on Water!!!!!
So you can leave the boat on the trailer. Just back it into the water and start the boat up. The packing nuts are right where the drive shaft comes into the boat. You will see two nuts. Put the boat in gear and look down at the packing nuts and see how much water is coming in. I hope that makes sense.
Re: 06 LSV Taking on Water!!!!!
Just put the boat back in the water and look for wet stuff.. Take a pic and post it..
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Originally Posted by
Spokanite6
Could it be the heater core?
My money is on this being the culprit.
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Originally Posted by
wolfeman131
My money is on this being the culprit.
+1 for the heater core. Given the water is warm and there's a lot of it. If not the core, it may be the hoses to and from the motor to the core. Look under the bow seat toward the driver console. That's where your core is. Worst case, you may need to pull up the floor if the hose has failed under the floor.
Something else just occurred to me. There is a hose that crosses over from one exhaust manifold to the other with a garden style hose fitting between the two. The hoses come off the front of the manifolds. Its used to winterize the boat and may have never been reconnected.
Out of all of these scenarios, non are expensive repairs and fairly easy to fix. It will also help you learn more about your boat and become more comfortable working on it.