Craig Ryan
New Member
- Jun 14, 2020
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- Boat Info
- 2007 Sea Ray 260 Sundeck
- Engines
- 6.2 Mercruiser
Just bought a 2007 Searay 260 sundeck 6.2 liter M/c. Used it for the first time last week on Lake Austin. The boat was usually full of people although not overweight capacity. We had a lot of water entering the bilge typically when cruising slow 8 - 13 mph with a full boat or pulling a tube slowly. The problem was compounded by a bilge pump that often lost prime. The water was deep enough in the bilge on occasion to reach the engine belts / pulleys thereby slinging water everywhere and starting a short lived panic among the passengers. However, we adapted. I was able to get the bilge pump primed and operating to empty the bilge, but the water entry continued over the 4 days on the lake - so we simply continually checked the bilge for water and re-primed the bilge pump when needed. No water entry in the bilge when running faster on plane. No water entry when the boat was moored at dock and empty. Upon pulling the boat out of the water The drain plug was in and tight. The boat has a thru the hull transducer. Looking for some suggestions on where the water may be coming from. We are going to replace the tsunami 1200 bilge pump out of caution but the amount of water coming into the boat seems unreasonable. BTW I am relatively new to boats (prior boat was a Chaparral 210) but I am a car / motorcycle guy so generally speaking, I can be taught just try and use small words in you response.
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