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Old 01-04-05, 08:33 PM   #1
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Default Finding a small leak

This past fall i got a used 14ft flat bottom sea nymph for fishing and duck hunting the susquehanna river. the only problem is there is a small leak somewhere and i can't seem to find it. their is a plywood floor in the in the boat so i can't see where the water is comming from. does anybody have any ideas on finding the leak. i hate having water in my boats.
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Old 01-04-05, 08:37 PM   #2
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Default Re: Finding a small leak

I guess you could flip it over and start looking. May be a liitle split or check the seamlines. My boat was actually sprayed with a undercoating- guess it seals up all the rivets and seams. Sorry cant give you an easy fix. 8)
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Old 01-04-05, 08:49 PM   #3
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Put the plug in and run some water into the boat. See where it leaks out.
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Old 01-04-05, 08:55 PM   #4
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[quote author=CajunBass link=board=Boats;num=1104881597;start=0#2 date=01/04/05 at 18:49:06]Put the plug in and run some water into the boat. See where it leaks out. [/quote]


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Old 01-05-05, 01:15 AM   #5
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Well put CajunBass. Thats exactly what I would do.
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Old 01-05-05, 05:00 PM   #6
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thanks for the info guys. that is actually what i was thinking of doing. It does sound kinda crazy but i bet it will work.
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Default Re: Finding a small leak

or you could just put a bit of fiberglass resin all over the bottom of the boat and not worry about it! B-)
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Old 01-05-05, 07:39 PM   #8
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Default Re: Finding a small leak

check seams and or rivet rows if it is leaking it will be around one of the rivets. as it is aluminum jb weld the leak. glass is a royal nut buster to get to stick real well to metal.


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I'd say it's probably a rivet too Zook, but something else it could be is a bad drain plug.
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I would think its leaking at a rivit like you said zooker. Â*it isn't bad. Â*it might leak about a half pint an hour if that. Â*i just hate having water in my boat. Â*i bet the hole is the size of a pin. Â*in the worst case i will put a nice thick coat of olive green paint on the bottom. Â*i woun't be doing that till duck season is over on the 14th. Â*gotta keep after those ducks ;D I have a brand new plug and i actually tried one on the outside too. I'm pretty sure its comming from the opposite side as the plug.
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Default Re: Finding a small leak

They make aluminum epoxy stuff now. I don't remember the exact name of it, but I used it to repair a crack on the front of my 16' Aluminum Fisher Marine boat and it worked great. Just have to sand it down smooth after the stuff hardens.

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Hey guys i found my leak. i put the hose in the boat and filled it up half way. There was 2 rivets right beside each other at the back of the boat that were leaking slowly. i pounded them tighter and added some sealer around then. Hopefully this solves the problem. i will know in an hour when i'm out duck hunting. wish me luck ;D
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after season wire brush the sealer off and j b weld them trust me they will still leak.


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Old 01-15-05, 06:36 PM   #14
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If that epoxy stuff doesn't work, it is possible to have rivets welded. I had a couple bad rivets up on the bow of my boat that leaked for years, never could get epoxy to stay on cause the V on the trailer always rubbed on these rivets - so I just had them welded and the boat has been bone dry ever since.

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actually the trailer bunk is what lossened those 2 rivets. Â*I got some jb weld in the putty form and it is totally dry now. Â* It was dry after i hammered the rivet but i just wanted to make sure. Â*Problem solved
now the next problem. My old bow mount (mercury thruster plus) is only working on high speed.. on any speed setting it goes fast. so i may just get a used minn kota powerdrive. help me out on the other post about the power drive if you can. thanks
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You got a bad speed rehostat. If you can't get it from a Mercury dealer, try an electrical supply house.
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