Ballast all messed up

[Onelovedex]

So I was checking my ballast out today and here is what I found with my switches


Forward port empty is filling the aft port bag. Forward port full does nothing. Fill aft port nothing. Empty aft port nothing. Fill forward starboard fills correctly. Empty forward starboard drains correctly. Fill aft starboard nothing. Empty aft starboard nothing.


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[Onelovedex]

So basically I can fill and empty my front ballast because it is all one bag even though the port side doesn’t work. My rear port locker fills with the wrong switch but will not empty.....also the pump that pumps out is leaking and filling the locker with water.

Any suggestions in where to start?


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[chpthril]

What year/model boat?

Is the ballast factory or aftermarket installed?

Physically inspect the leaking pump to see why its leaking. Hose, fitting, cracked pump housing.

[lee]

Check for voltage at the pumps when the switch is on.

[Onelovedex]

It’s factory ballasts in a 2008 Z1. The rear starboard pump is just completely disconnected from the hose. I can spin the pump blades so I’m guessing it’s seized up. I couldn’t figure out how to detach the other side. I removed the 4 bolts holding it into the floor. I could move the box around inside the locker slightly. Was pretty heavy with the water in it. I tried using pliers to twist off the tubes but the plastic felt like it was about to break. This is a picture of where I was trying to unhook the hose.


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[Onelovedex]

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[Onelovedex]

I think the pump housing was cracked. I couldn’t get it off to really inspect it but by putting my face down in there that’s what it looked like.


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