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I just purchased a used 2013 Tiara Sovran 3500. I have never operated a boat with this type of bilge system and was wondering how much water is too much. I have done a little detective work to eliminate any equipment leaks by;

Completely drying all accessible bilge areas to "paper-towel", dry, then,

Let the boat sit idle in the water for 4 hours, no detectable water in the bilges,

I then started just the generator and let it run for 30 minutes, no water found.

I shut the generator off and ran all 3 AC units from shore power for 30 minutes, no water intrusion.

I shut the AC's off and ran both engines at idle for 20 minutes, still no water found.

With the bilges bone dry, the following day we took a 25 mile round trip to lunch at varying speeds with a total time in water of 4 hours. When we got back home I put the boat back on the lift and recovered 4 gallons of water throughout the bilge system and approx. 1/2 gallon in two non-draining areas next to the transom.
I don't guess there was enough water to trip the pumps, there was power supplied to them and they would function manually from the switches at the helm. I never saw the indicator lights come on and I also had the bilge alarm set.
I know this is a long explanation to get to the point but is this normal, or should I be concerned. If this is the normal condition of this boat, how does the water enter the boat under normal operations? It seems like a lot of water just to spray in.

Any insight regarding this would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Steve