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  1. #1

    Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    I went down to the engine room today and noticed a little black spot right in the middle of the floor. It is like a pin size hole and there seems to be a little water coming out of it. As soon as I dry it with paper towel seems to get wet again. Today i also noticed that the oil absorbant sheets under the engines were damp which was not the case a couple of days ago. I have not taken the boat out all week and has not rained. The water coming out is saltwater.

    Has anyone ever seen this before? Any suggestions? Thank you

  2. #2

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    Close every thru hull and take a good look around each one, same with xducer and rudder shafts etc.
    ENUFF. 1983 53MY.Hull #617 Barnegat Light Nj.

  3. #3

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    Certainly good advice above. Very possibly your keel is full of water.
    Semper Siesta
    Robert Clarkson
    ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
    Charleston, SC

  4. #4

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    Everything is closed except ac, its coming thru the floor!

  5. #5

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    As stated above the keel is most likely full of water. Same symptoms happened to me after “touching” a coral head.

  6. #6

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    Yep, as already posted keel could be full of water.
    Might want to take the shopvac to it and see what you can suck out.
    CRICKET
    1966 HAT50C101
    Purchased 1985 12v71Ns
    Repowered 1989 with 8v92TI
    Repowered 2001 with 3406E

  7. #7

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    The smell of the water that you’re going to pull out of the keal is going to be sickening. Make sure you got some Lysol around.
    SEVEN
    1979 53' MY Hull #563
    Antioch, California

  8. #8

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    https://www.samsmarine.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-13870.html?


    I also found this and the water that is coming out is black stinky like he says.

  9. #9

    Re: Help!!!! 48 sportfish, pin size hole on engine room floor.

    Yes the water coming up, although, very very very little is black and stinky. Thank you for all the replies. Can this wait 2 months when the boat gets pulled out or does it have to be fixed asap

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