03-04-2014, 10:31 AM
Hmmm, quite the conundrum. The IPS drives rarely leak and if the nothing leaks at the dock, something else is causing the water leak. As you know there are no shaft logs or rudder posts to leak in the IPS System.
My guess is your swim platform is leaking. The bottom portion of the swim step is a molded part of the hull. The top part of the swim step is a separate piece that is installed and caulked in place. Then a rub rail is installed where the top and bottom meet at the shoe box fitting. The fix is to remove the rub rail portion of the swim step, re-caulk the entire shoe box fitting and re-install the rub rail.
If you want to verify this is where the leak is coming from, go into the engine room at night (lights off) and have someone shine a flash light around the rub rail on the swim platform. If you can see light from inside the engine room, this is where your leak is coming from. This is a common leak on the Sovran series.
Good Luck and let us know how you make out.
My guess is your swim platform is leaking. The bottom portion of the swim step is a molded part of the hull. The top part of the swim step is a separate piece that is installed and caulked in place. Then a rub rail is installed where the top and bottom meet at the shoe box fitting. The fix is to remove the rub rail portion of the swim step, re-caulk the entire shoe box fitting and re-install the rub rail.
If you want to verify this is where the leak is coming from, go into the engine room at night (lights off) and have someone shine a flash light around the rub rail on the swim platform. If you can see light from inside the engine room, this is where your leak is coming from. This is a common leak on the Sovran series.
Good Luck and let us know how you make out.
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