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Home Port: Long Island Sound
Vessel Info: 3100 Open, 2002 Model Year, 8.1L Crusaders
How much water are we talking about? Does the boat have a hot water heater? On my 31 the hot water heater drains into the mid-bilge. Is it possible some water was trapped in the hot water heater and drained out while launching?
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Home Port: Whitehall Michigan
Vessel Info: 3100 Open Crusader 454s
I think you are right on, Scurvy Dog. I wasn't thinking clear because it was my first launch, of this vessel. Once I manually engaged the pump, I noticed water running from the bulkhead in front of the port engine and I thought, Oh no!
Thanks for your reassurance.
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Home Port: Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Info: 1986 Tiara 3600 Open, Crusader 454's
Just remember this next year when you lay your boat up, that the bow needs to be raised a bit so that you can get all the water out. You dont want it freezing in there.
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Home Port: NY, Long Island, South shore
Vessel Info: 1998 4000 Express, Cat 3208
The ol' "angle on the hard" trick, eh?
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Home Port: Long Island Sound
Vessel Info: 1989 3300 Open Crusader 454s
I agree. The boat was sitting level or slightly forward on the hard. Once dropped in the water flowed thru the weep hole into the engine bilge. Do you boat in fresh or salt water? You can taste it if it’s salt. But I would suspect it was left over from being on blocks. I had a 2700 and now a 3300 both sit bow heavy.
My 2700 had no access hatch in the cabin, so I cut out an 8” inspection port and installed an automatic bilge pump. This kept the entire bilge dry.
