Dry Drain Tube

[kottenmouth21]

Another question. Each time when we leave the lake I un-screw the drain plug on a slope to get let water out. Every time its bone dry. One day bigger boat came by and we took on some water over the back and I hit the pump and it spit water out for a while. When we pulled out the drain tube was still bone dry. Is this a bad thing?

[zad0030]

I would check your shaft seal, as it should be dripping water. Unless you have a PSS dripless shaft.

But otherwise the less water the better.

[brett22i]

You either have a very dry boat (which is good) or your drain plug is clogged. Look in the bildge, if there is standing water your drain hole is clogged.

[Weil Thing]

Also, if your boat/trailer set-up is like mine, you have to have it on a fairly steep grade to get the water to run out, due to the bottom shape. Hopefully you just have a very dry boat!

[Jason B]

Mine is always BONE dry as well. No worries. If you take some rollers over the bow you'll have some water in there.

[kottenmouth21]

Awesome

Thanks for the replies. The only other thing to note is sometimes after I back the boat into the garage there is a little puddle underneath the middle of the boat draining from someplace but its not a ton of water.

[R&T Babich]

I leave the transom drain plug out on the way home from the lake.
It can be dry in the rear when we get home, but when I pull the center drain plug another half gallon or so of water comes out.
You might still have a little water up forward and a tiny leak around a fin.

[zad0030]

Thanks for the replies. The only other thing to note is sometimes after I back the boat into the garage there is a little puddle underneath the middle of the boat draining from someplace but its not a ton of water.

Thats coming from the raw water intake, completely normal.

[Duncan]

For those with a lift, I presume it is better to pull the plug briefly after being out but then re-insert the plug for storage periods while the boat is on the lift. I would guess the lift leaking and dunking the boat is rare but if it happened I would want to boat to continue floating ;-)