Ocean Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) See the post below where I found a leak in the live well pump. I don't see a seacock and have trouble reaching the piping through the pie plate.It appears to leak where the pump joins the pipe. Can the pump be removed and the pipe capped off? Any ideas? Thanks. Edited August 16, 2019 by Ocean new information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Cheese grater for water intake for your livewells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcrunch Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Inspect bilge pump hose outlet and cockpit drain outlets . Reseal or replace if caulking appears to be compromised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Use 4200 not 5200, that is used way too much where not needed, jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim33042 Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 I had a buddy that had similar water issue. We went over every hose, clamp fitting, it ended up being (bad) sealant for the bilge drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpn Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Every boat I have owned had some kind of bilge leak that needed fixing. Just check all the hoses and clamps, check the livewell / cap seal, thru hulls... youll find it. How about a few pictures of the area in question. But id say any holes in the outer hull need addressing. The good news is youll be very familiar with whats in your bilge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Ok. I put the iPhone in there to video and found a leak from the live well pump assembly that doesn't work anyway. Of the 4 thru hulls on the boast none of them are hooked up to the pipe that leads to the starboard from this pump and then joins a metal pipe. Going to put it on the trailer and see what I can figure out . The video is attached, you can see the leak briefly midway. Any suggestions appreciated, thank you. IMG_1691.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Hard to tell, but is it your livewell pump housing? I was mixed up from intial post. Thought was exterior of the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted August 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Shallowminded6, it appears to be the housing or next to it. I'm going to try and remove the cover and see what I can do. It's very tight working through that pie hole. Thing is I don't get how water gets to the live well pump. The pipe leading from it goes to starboard. I can't see its end, but there are no through hulls over that way. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted August 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Update. There is another thru hull hidden by the trailer bunk. I got the pump out and capped the pipe to the thru hull. Will splash it later and see how it does. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Fixed ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Glad it got fixed. I had the same set up and I think the same leak from mine. I replaced the pump and housing and it fixed it. Did you have a seacock? Or did you replumb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Shallow... no seacock on mine. Since the livewell pump already didn’t work, I was able to unscrew the pipe using the pump as leverage. Then I removed the pump, got a solid cap from the hardware store, put the capped off pipe back in and splashed it. So happy not to have a mystery leak anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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