leaky port ballast tank on 211 - any ideas?

[clubmyke]

my port side ballast tank is leaking on my 05 211- i can hear dripping when it is filled up (the carpet is dry underneath).

any ideas before i take it apart ?

thanks,

mike

[WakeSlayer]

RE: leaky port ballast tank on 211 - any ideas?

My friend has an 05 that is in the middle of a very slow system upgrade. He always had a bunch of excess water in his. Turned out that the neck on the bilge pump on the bottom side had cracked 3/4 of the way through. There would be no way to fix this without completely replacing the pump. We saw it after the tanks were pulled so not sure if there is a way to do it without removing the tank. Hopefully this helps you.

[nms1991]

RE: leaky port ballast tank on 211 - any ideas?

I also would check the empty pump on the tank as the pump sometimes has a problem cracking at the seams.

[WakeSlayer]

RE: leaky port ballast tank on 211 - any ideas?

by bilge pump, I meant the drain pump on the bottom of the tank. They are just bilge pumps.

[Mikeski]

RE: leaky port ballast tank on 211 - any ideas?

hmmm, I think you run pop bags on top of the tanks right? You might have a little crack in the tank somewhere near a corner? Pull it out, I have had mine out, it's not awful bad, just a little pita. Use a heat guy to remove the hoses. The starboard tank is easier to get out but it's not that much harder.

[clubmyke]

Thanks for the help everyone- turned out to be a cracked pump fitting.

[Mikeski]

make that HEAT GUN to help remove hoses