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What is tha average amount of water in your splashwell at a standstill in the water?

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None, bottoms of upper drains are 3/8" above waterline.

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I can't imagine how much water I have in the tank area because my drains are about 1-2 inches below water. Not to mention The tank is completely empty. Is it possible to have that much water in the tank cavity?

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Kevin,

I can't imagine your boat being that heavy.
I see you have removed all the bottom paint and it's looking good.
Did you find any damaged areas under the bottom paint?

Mine sits about the same as Blackducks.
I have an Evinrude 150 on the back at about 390 pounds plus a kicker at about 60 pounds... Plus one battery and 2 VRO tanks...

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Joe, no damage what so ever. I bought it from the original owner and he told me the boat was never damaged and he is a very honest man. I'm a little concerned about the way it sits in the water. I'm wondering what else the problem could be?

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Mine sits fairly low with the engine on the bracket. The drains are below the water line and I suspect they will be even lower once I add the second battery.

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Kevin -
Have you mounted a kicker?
Battery in the stern?
Anything else back there?
Any holes (even if repaired) in the transom (transducers?)

To give us a visual look, can you launch the boat, mark the waterline on the exterior transom and around the corners up a foot or two with a wax crayon. Then pull the boat out, draw the line and then take a slew of photos for us to see.

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Hi Phil, the kicker is NOT on the transom, the battery and oil tank are in the splashwell. There are three small holes filled with some unknown material.

As for the pics, I will take a few and post them.

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Did you ever have your hull weighed? Have we ruled out water in the foam itself?

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My 84 V20 only has water in the splash well if I stand back there. 280 lbs. lol
I also have the plug pulled in the sump area and I can get a little water to come on the deck if I stand in that corner for a few minutes, but it is never a problem.
I have my batteries and oil tank in my console.

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1990 Outrage, Merc 150. Oil tank and two batteries in the well, the bottom drains are above the water.

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All I get is water in the small depression next to drain.

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I get the same amount as WhalerDan

Just the little depressions at the drain tubes.
I have a Johnson 120 Hp VRO, with Single Battery and VRO Tank in My splashwell, each in it's own battery box

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I can't imagine how much water would fill the splashwell if I put a 100 lb kicker and 63 gals of fuel in the boat. Right now the water fills the depression and about 1-2
inches in the well. The local town dump has a scale, but at that point, I need to figure how much additional weight is in the boat. I would estimate there has to be 200 lbs of water in the hull to weigh it down that much. By my estimates, that is about 25 gal of water! Is it possible to have that much?

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Mine are a little below the water line. I have a 200 that weights 450 +-. I have moved my console a little forward which flattened out the boat a little. Does seem like a little to much water maybe.