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Drain plug on floor not sealing. Taking on water.
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| MW |
Posted on 07/30/10 - 11:33 PM
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My drain tube was so badly rotted that for 1 season I shoved a rubber cork in the back soaked in Silicone caulking to prevent water intrusion. It was a good temporary repair, I repaired it correctly in the spring.
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| gilgotes |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:44 AM
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My bad. I thought the drain hole you described was SUPPOSED TO go through the deck like my 11 footer.
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| dredey |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 9:15 AM
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http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad...y12/drain/
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Posted on 07/31/10 - 9:16 AM
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Gamalot wrote:
dredey wrote:
Joe Kriz wrote:
I don't know of any Classic 13' that had a hole through the bottom of the boat for a drain.
I know. You think someone drilled a hole all the way through? But why would they do that? You can actually stick your finger up through the bottom and see it inside the hull. The hole itself is about 2 1/2 inches long all the way through. The guy I got it from said he had it on a slip in Rhode Island in the water up until 5 years ago. Since then it has seen no water.
Hold on here and lets get a few things straight. If you shove a coat hanger through the hole in your picture it should come out at the rear of your boats transom and certainly above the bottom of the hull. The bottom of a boat sits horizontal while the transom is vertical and the motor is attached to the transom.
I'll venture to guess you have a tube that comes out right below your motor mounting bracket, on the transom, just like the rest of us and not on the bottom as you state.
Either way, you have a Whaler and it will float no matter what you do even if the plug leaks. I sure would not let it ruin my season and I would highly recommend you find a better dealer or boat guy to deal with. It is all repairable and if you can't do it yourself then find someone who is out of work, like millions are, this fall and after the season and pay them to fix it. It is not rocket science but we all understand that we all don't have the tools or know how to do it ourselves. So you pay a guy but don't bother with the guy who told you you were SOL! It is a Boston Whaler and they are darn near unsinkable so not to worry. I would get it fixed over this winter and after it has dripped as much water as possible out. Mine was way worse than yours and she will sail again.
Gary
Actually you are absolutely correct. The drain is where it should be.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 10:10 AM
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NO, the drain is not where it should be.
I can't sit here and let other 13' owners think this is normal.
It is NOT normal.
There are no holes or drains in a 13' Whaler that go DOWN through the bottom of the hull.
You don't even have a hole going OUT the back through the transom.
Both of the normal drain holes appear to have been filled and covered for some strange reason.
Look at this photo closely.
http://www.whalercentral.com/images/1...s/1971.jpg
There is one hole through the splashwell wall which goes aft, NOT DOWN.....
Then there is another hole going aft through the transom, NOT DOWN....
You should have 2 holes going aft....
You only have one hole going down through the bottom of the hull which again is NOT correct.
This should clear things up and be the end of this story.
You can either repair it the way it is and live with it or fix it properly back to the original style with 2 holes going aft and not through the bottom of the hull.
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| Gamalot |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 10:53 AM
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WOW! Never saw anything like that in my life. I had only seen the first photo you posted from the inside of your sump well.
Joe is 100% correct and I stand corrected in that you did have a rocket scientist or at the very least a brain surgeon working on your boat.
Gary
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| CES |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 12:24 PM
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Are you sure this is even a Whaler??
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| dredey |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 4:29 PM
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Alright. So basically I got screwed on this whole deal. I got it for $1500 with this motor.
http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad...hp%20merc/
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 4:31 PM
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The motor is worth that.
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Posted on 07/31/10 - 4:48 PM
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It's a Whaler.
I don't think you got screwed at all. It's an old boat and you'll need to do some work to it. Cheer up, you could have been sold a fake whaler and then you'd really be screwed.
Cliff
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| Gamalot |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 4:48 PM
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Jeez! What part of Yuranus do you come from?
No screw job here at all and just some simple work to get over the issues. As your leader has said "Plug the dam hole" and get over it.
Sorry if I offend anyone but this is easily repaired and although it is fun, not worth the print!
Gary
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 5:48 PM
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Hold on there fellas, I've seen that drain arrangement before.
André, what makes you think your hull is a 1971? I think it may be a very rare 1956 or 1957.
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| dredey |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 5:55 PM
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Tom W Clark wrote:
Hold on there fellas, I've seen that drain arrangement before.
André, what makes you think your hull is a 1971?
I know for sure it's a 1971 or earlier from pics. It may be alot earlier I can't say since there's no numbers on it. Keep in mind I am not much of a boater and have never had a Whaler. That's why I am not familiar with them. I know I have some dumb questions but I was always taught no question is a dumb question. Got the boat to take my two little boys on and chase some fish, and tube etc... We basically are a beach family and we live on the water Long Island Sound so getting my little boys into boating while they are young is only the natural thing to do I think. They are ages five and one and a half. Maybe I will just plug the darn hole and be done with it. Most likely we will move onto a bigger boat, next summer, but we wanted to start off small and see how it goes. Especially with the kids and all.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 5:57 PM
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I don't remember seeing that type of drain on the 1958 but then again, I was looking at too many other things.
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...hoto_id=33
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:12 PM
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Not 1958, 1956.
There was a boat that Whaler restored at the factory and used in their Boat Show display for the 50th Anniversary. It was the oldest 13 footer they could find.
It was confirmed by Chuck Bennett that it was a pre-production model from 1956 and it had exactly that type of drain through the bottom of the hull.
I believe Jeff used to have photos of it.
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| Gamalot |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:14 PM
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Thanks TWC. Happy to bow to a highly respected mentor as none of this makes any sense to a new BW owner that has been around boats since the '56-'57 era.
It sure does seem like a bunch of work to plug an aft directional drain hole and drill a new vertical one to solve an issue. Sounds as though BW might have been an infant the same time I was and there may be some lost history along the way.
The first boat I can remember is a 1954 Volksboat my dad had and we loved it.
Gary
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:21 PM
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That's what I meant Tom.
1958 as I have never seen a pre-production model.
If Andre fell into this, what a lucky guy.
I would give him $1500 for the package and repair the drain.
What do you say Andre ????
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| CES |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:26 PM
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Dude. I think you may have stumbled upon a rare gem that may be worth way more than you paid for it. Consider yourself lucky!!
Cliff
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 6:59 PM
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Hey! this is the boat I am talking about, owned Jim Keris, a member here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...hoto_id=33
Apparently Joe, you have seen this type of drain before ;-)
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/31/10 - 7:08 PM
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I saw that boat at the Miami boat show but didn't notice the drain apparently.
I thought he said it was a 1958 model.
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