Bilge Water

[nozleman21]

On a normal day, with no water over the bow, is your bilge suppose to stay dry, or do boats normally let a minimal amount of water in.

[River Runner]

What year is your boat?

Older prop shaft or "drip seals" are designed to leak at little bit.

This is normal with older type packing for your prop shaft.

[dingleberry]

Also, wet people and equipment coming in the boat all day, cooler draining, etc. can add up to a little in the bilge.

[chpthril]

If there is enough coming in that the pump comes on, then it's worth taking a look. If you just have some coming out the drain at the end of the day, I wouldn't worry.

[nozleman21]

It's a 2004 22i, I would stay aprox 10 gal over the course of a full day. We just put the boot on a lake for the first time and it seems a small amount of water is also coming in when it's at the dock over night. Thanks for the replies.

[River Runner]

It's a 2004 22i, I would stay aprox 10 gal over the course of a full day. We just put the boot on a lake for the first time and it seems a small amount of water is also coming in when it's at the dock over night. Thanks for the replies.

10 gal is too much. Check your shaft seal.

[2whlin]

That's a problem that you can fix, sounds like the shaft seal which is a maintenance item anyway. I have a 2001 21i and I'm drip dry after a day on the water.

[nozleman21]

Is the shaft seal something A do it yourselfer can do or better off with a repair shop?

[zad0030]

While in the water inspect where its coming in.

It could be a lot of things. Rudder mount, prop shaft, any thru hull fittings, ballast lines, lots of stuff.

The shaft seal is the common culprit but depending upon if you have a seal dripless or an older drip style will depend if you can work on it.

This is what the dripless shaft packing will look like.

[jwanck11]

yours is a dripless setup... I also have an 04 22i. Also check the eyelet bolts