IneedAnewScreenName9886691 Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 I just invested in a new to me boat to keep at our little lake so I don't have to continue to bring the nice champion down the dirt roads all the time He is an '84 Ozark with a e-rude 70 on the back. I just replaced the TM with a Minn Kota 55 (12V) that a guy won in a T. I took her for the maiden voyage this rainy weekend. She did great! Two flaws - 1.) he is taking on water. I left my trailer in the water (private lake) and would fish for about an hour and then there would be quite a bit of water in the rear of the boat. I would load it and take it up the hill a bit (parked on an angle) so I could hopefully see where the water was coming out (the way it got in?). Couldn't get to the bottom of it? For now I am going to buy a big bilge pump and keep looking. 2.) the front deck on these '84s is small to say the least. I had a hard time using the TM pedal. It wouldn't sit flat because I had to have it jammed up against the front of the bow. I am thinking of getting an off-set seat post to move me back 5 to 6 inches. But don't know if that will solve the issue. Not complaining Looking forward to working out the bugs. May even add to the deck someday. Here are a coupls pics. My son named it REX (not a girls name but can't argue with a 3 yr old)! His new home at the cabin: will be adding a cover shortly Here he is prior to the weekend sitting next the Champion in storage: Also: We just completed our new dock!!! This is a great addition. We caught some catfish Saturday night while we played Backgammon and sipped a few Shot of the lake: Working this place into my little bass fishing Nirvana! Fished for about 2 hours on Saturday by myself. Caught 7 with the largest being 4.8lbs. One more Pic. this is the rear of REX. I suspect the homemade the livewell is causing my problem. I shoved a stick in the hole (it's still in for this pic) but it didn't seem to stop the water from entering? :-? Happy Releasing! H.G. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted September 8, 2008 Super User Posted September 8, 2008 If in fact you cannot find the leak it will probably be the transom. When they rot water will seap in in a thousand places. My old Skeeter did the same thing. We hunted for the leak for months and repaired everything we could think of. It stopped after $4,000.00 and a new transom. Hope this is not your case, but it sounds just like our problem. Good luck. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted September 8, 2008 Super User Posted September 8, 2008 You probably don't get a reading on your sonar unit above idle speed either. The transducer is not level with the hull bottom. Quote
HPBB Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 It could also be any of you lines that run water to and from your live well. I had a leaking problem where my boat would get about 1 1/2 inch of water in it, no matter how long it sat in the water. here the hose off the live well pump would leake just a little and as soon as the water rose above the pump it would stop leaking. took me all summer to figure that out Quote
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