Justin Larsen
Member
Hi all, i just bought my first boat. I have been around boats most of my life and have many FWB so I am not a complete newb. I recently purchased a 94' searay ov 220. Everything checked out, it looked clean, dry, and the engine was super clean and ran well. Seemingly no red flags from the vessel or it's previous owner so after several hours of examination and a test ride I forked over the cash we hooked up and headed home. It wasn't until a week later when we put the boat in the water to switch trailers around that I noticed a 2-3 inch list to starboard. It is listing to the side that has both batteries on it and the port side has the empty fresh water tank but the water tank is only 8Gal (70 ish pounds full) and it takes my 250lbs on the port side to level her out. I have read some forums about water being trapped but I don't hear any and of saturation but could the core hold that much water? Also regarding the core we did thorough checking of the hull, bilge/engine compartment, and deck and found no evidence of softness, staining or any other indicators of water ingress. I have not been able to pinpoint anything obvious and I am hoping to get some guidance on next steps. Picture attached. The vessel sits level on plane but lists at rest and off plane. I am really hoping I didn't just make a very expensive mistake. We did not ever see the boat at rest because the previous owner was aboard when we launched it for the test drive. Kicking myself for not examining the boat empty but in the water. I really thought we had been very thorough. Help