Water in Belly (Front Hull) of 2002 Sport Nautique

[Proud2BeCC]

Anyone ever get good amonts of water that gets into the belly of their boat? I get a gallon or so every time I go out. It isn't enough to get tranferred into the ski compartment or the rear of the boat. In fact, after a day on the water, my bilge area is dry with no pumping throughout the day. Only get water in the front. Does anyone have an idea as to where I may be taking this water on?

Thanks,

Proud2BeCC

[KD7000Guy]

do you have a heater? If so your heater may be shot, when my heater went out, it mostly leaked into the bow under the front seats. Other than that not sure what else it would be?

[gatorgates]

In my 2003 206, the area under the front bow cushion is always wet. I did a little experimenting and it appears that, given the configuration of the bilge, even a little bit of water in the bilge will bubble up throught the little "drain" in the bow and soak the carpet. Every time the boat drops off of a plane, the water apparently rushes to the front. And the middle hull drain hole sits about a quarter inch above the bottom of the bilge, so the bilge is never fully empty unless I pull the stern plug when the bow of the boat is cranked way up or when I am still standing on the ranp. Kind of a crappy design. I am now in the habit of pulling the seat cushion during storage to dry out the carpet.