Boat launch trouble

[Sosrbny]

Will do. Thanks

[wingtime]

The bilge pump hose will come up the side of the hull between the liner and the hull and exit out the side.

[gran398]

Like we were saying...patch the holes.  Wine corks won't do it. The dummy that had it before you left an accident waiting to happen.

Wingtime saw a little room in the back between the liner and the hull....hopefully this may be enough room to snake the 3/4 inch bilge pump hose up and out. You'll need a 90 degree thru hull here, well above the waterline.

You'll need to install a small inspection hatch inside so you can tighten up the delrin "nut" on the thru hull.

[Sosrbny]

Just to be clear. The hose will snake up from the bilge between the liner and the hull. I'm still learning the specifics of the boat.  I then cut an access hatch to complete th thru hull connection. Correct?

[gran398]

Yes that's correct. Just make sure there is enough space between the liner and the hull to take the 90 degree TH including the hose and clamp. If there is not, you'll need to run a TH straight through the side with the hose exposed in the cockpit.

For that application, on the deck you'll need a double-barbed TH with twin "nuts", one barb on the bilge side, other coming thru the deck.

Best wishes

[Sosrbny]

I like those solutions best. I'll check the spacing today. I'm thinking a small watertight thrudeck fitting to get the power down there. Thanks for the help.

[Georgie]

Just to be clear, is there currently a bilge pump under the white deck plate right in front of the engine?  Is the white hose that snakes up out of the bilge through the hole in the trough attached to a pump already?  If so, there may already be electrical power supplied to the bilge.  You may be able to simply snake the white hose back into the bilge, and then work it to the port side underneath the deck so that you can feed it up the side concealed between the liner/deck like the guys mentioned once you cut a second hole for a small pie plate/inspection hatch like Gran mentioned.

[Sosrbny]

Yes one exists power is thru the deck not water tight ill use it just going to make it water tight

[gman 82 aquasport]

Remove the pie cover and run your hand in there and feel your way to where the stringer meets the transom,(you might need a 6 inch piehole) you should have a drop in the stringer that will allow you to run your bilge hose over to whichever side you want(mine was on the starboard when I got it so thats where it still is). If you need to cut in a new pie hole in the liner in the back(up higher than the waterline), it's not hard to do, get you a thru hull fitting that will fit your hose and pump size(recommend 500gph minimum) double clamp everything! Seal the thru hull with 5200, seal your wires if they go thru anywhere that could let water in..then like the others have said, seal up those holes!!! by the looks of the pics if you had that much water back there and your pump was not running, your bilge was full of water :( might take an afternoon to do this, but I would not put the boat in the water again until it's fixed

[Sosrbny]

thanks for the reply ill make the repairs and post the results
thanks to all for the help

[Sosrbny]

Swapped out the PCV today still overheating.im going to have to clean the water jackets.

[Sosrbny]

Hello all. It's been awhile. I have my holes patched and installed golf ball scuppers. My question is,has anyone plugged the holes and added an inch of floor to the well ? then bored new holes in an attempt to bring them back above the water line?

[RickK]

What year 17 do you have? Are you talking about the wiring trough that starts at the console and ends below the motor?

[Sosrbny]

76. I'm talking about the well in the stern. Is it designed that those self bailing holes are normally below the water line?

[Georgie]

This may actually be the oldest/most common discussion on this site (search function can definitely help here).  There are probably DOZENS of similar threads where you can glean a myriad of ideas and opinions.  Like human beings, your vessel has gained a few lb's as it aged.  The original construction would've floated with the holes approximately at or JUST above waterline, and the deck about 2" above waterline.   You probably are now facing about a 2-3" loss in aft buoyancy due to slowly accumulated water weight in your stringers or transom.   Since the aquasport bilge is sealed (or at least was at the time of construction) raising the holes does not change the overall buoyancy and therefore doesn't solve the problem.  However, raising the deck might help keep your feet a bit drier should you feel inclined to tackle a very large project on a 40 year old boat.  Instead, may I suggest you just install two (or three?) twist-lock drain plugs in your transom well if the wetness is bothering you?  They can be removed any time you need to drain the deck, and then replaced the second the back deck gains weight (like when all 4 people on board crowd the cockpit to help with the monster striper that's still peeling drag  )