Water in the bilge

jonh · Newbie Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 10

How much water is "normal" to be in the bilge after a day of skiing. We just got a 97 Mastercraft Maristar 225. I ran the pump for well over a min after about 5 hrs on the water. Probably 10+ gallons. Seems a bit much.

Thanks. Jon

ohsix · Posted: May 04, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject:

that seems about normal for me.

Geoff Standish · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 843 City: Calgary

Well as long as the water level isn't going over your float switch you should be fine. If it goes over your float switch and it doesn't automatically turn on I would check the wiring. There is normally about 2 inches of water in the bottom of my boat. So about 10 gallons sounds about right.

just got back · Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 7

extra ballast, make sure your auto-switch works. the drive shaft packing may need to be adjusted, but that's really not too much.

ORIG. FRG · Posted: May 05, 2003 9:38 am Post subject:

If you where riding all day, the stop and go thing usally pulls water inside over the back. Thats what we have found, even more when fully weighted

riverside · Posted: May 05, 2003 2:51 pm Post subject:

most 94-97 maristars leak around the rubrail...as it touches the water at the swimplatform.
if you want to keep it dry best thing to do is repair it,but that,s a hell of a winter-project.i,ve done that.i completely removed the engine and repair from the inside.
i have 700lbs ballast in the rear so my swimplatform is always under water,and we leave the boat in the water all season.so it was leaking all the time for 3 seasons
i have a second bilge and auto-swich installed at the back of the rudderhousing.
NOT A NICE JOB TO DO!!!..but at the highest bowrise all water flows to that point.
hit the bilge swich and you got 95% of the water out.

it,s no big deal as long as the battery,s are full,...mine got worse and worse so i had to repair it.
ben

SupremeWake · Soul Rider Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 322

Seems about right. Lift it and drain it or trailer it when your done for the day....make sure your float switch is kicking on as mentioned....