Leaking thru the livewell tubing ??
The title says it all. I have a Tracker Tundra that is taking on water really bad. Fish for 15 minutes and run bilge pump for 5 minutes. Repeat cycle over and over. The boat had set for a few weeks since it was last used. Put it on the lake Mondy evening and noticed the carpet was wet. Pumped it out a couple times and came home. I put close to 50 gallons of water in it today as it set in the driveway. Not 1 drop leaked out. I crawled under the boat and could not find sign of damage. Put it on the lake this evening, same scenario. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Leaking thru the livewell tubing ??
Had a brand new boat that leaked. The dealer got me a new hull....took it out on the water and it leaked worse than the first new one. Filled it up with water and no leaks. Turned out as Pappy said....live well hose was cracked in the foam.
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That was what I too was thinking it must be, a split in one of the hoses. It has 2 bait buckets that have fill hose too. Have to be a contortionist to get to them. Thanks for suggestions, will post what I find
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My boat did that when I bought it new....it was the overflow pipe in the live well.....it was too tall....i cut a couple inches off and problem solved.
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SpeckledSlab, USMA65 LIKED above post
livewell drain or overflow has been breached
Easiest way to check is find livewell drain. Plug it and drop in water. Will tell you quick. Also need to plug the livewell pump intake. Then if no leak unplug one and it should tell you which side has the leak.
The problem was found, it seems electrolysis is causing the aluminum to corrode. It has ate a hole in 1 spot and has caused the finish to bubble in about a dozen more spots. Not sure how it happened or how to prevent it from happening again. Any suggestions?
You must have a power ground to your boat hull somewhere to cause a electrolysis
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Billbob LIKED above post
Time to run all your wiring. You’ve got stray current coming from a wire touching something that it shouldn’t (start in the bilge). Could also be from a shore power source if it’s kept on a lift or docked for long periods of time.