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2013 130 Super Sport. I discovered water in my transom material while installing a bracket. Service advisor for local Whaler dealer asked me if the water leaking smelled bad. I said no, it didn’t, it looked like wet foam with water drops leaking from the hole. He then says that it’s normal to have water in some transom material, as long as it doesn’t stink, I did not make his reply up, a BS line from someone that doesn’t want to help with a problem.
I politely told him I have never heard that in my 35 years of boating, and the extent of the water intrusion needs investigating since Whaler still warranties the hull.
So the boat is at the dealer, we will see what the next chapter is.
Anyone with hull warranty issues, if you have any advice I would like to hear it.
Thanks.
The previous owner actually had issues with the hull several years ago, Whaler did a factory repair separating the hull from the top. Somehow that repair didn’t last.
The let it leak then seal it will be my next move. Getting a warranty repair still means months of no boating and wondering if they really solved the cause of the problem.
Whaler’s customer service said that water is used in the foam injection process into the hull. So nothing was done to investigate the water extent inside the hull. My boat is back in my garage now.
Things you won’t hear or see in a Whaler ad:
“Water can be trapped in the hull as part of the foaming process.”
And all of you trying to dry out your foam hull, guess what, maybe it was made that way.
Where in the world would water come from during the construction? I don’t by this at all. The hull is dry when the inject the foam. The foam has no water when it cures. Zero water. Water ingress comes from cracks in hull, fasteners that were not sealed or from or combination of neglect like letting it set in water with out proper bottom epoxy or set with rain water in it. If it can find a path water will get in any crack or crevice it can. Water with no smell is a leak somewhere and is raw or rainwater. Even a loose and not properly sealed drain tube could do this.
Archie
When the foam is poured into the hull, there is a chemical reaction that gives off water vapor in the form of steam. Water is not used, it is a byproduct of the foaming.
I am always leery of advice from someone who's job it is to sell you services.
