1985 MONTAUK 17 Drains and Waterline
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:44 am
Hi guys, first post here. I just picked up a Montauk 17 hull. Maiden voyage a couple days ago, and I went out without a plug in the sump area drain. I, seemingly mistakenly, believed these boats would take on at most a couple inches of water with no weight onboard. There was just me and a 6hp kicker I was using, as the main motor is still a project.
I just launched, then tied up, and [the MONTAUK 17] seemed to be taking on quite a bit of water. After 30 minutes it was probably about a foot deep, with the gas tank and paddles floating round. I pulled out [the MONTAUK 17] and again the water poured out. But my boat also has one of the brass bilge plugs that I don't see on other Whalers like mine. There was a lot of water in there when I pulled the plug. A lot, like it drained for 5 minutes just pouring out gallons from there.
Is that the hull area on a Whaler?
It is to the left and below the sump drain, but not right at the bottom of the boat. Seems to go up a narrow channel from there, doesn't look like open hull area.
I'm at a loss as to how that much water entered what I presume to be the foam-filled bilge area. I'm sure there are some screws needing Sikaflex, but it was a lot of water after only 30 minutes.
Is there another void that is ok to be filled with water like this at times?
Could this plug drain somewhere other than the hull itself?
Boat didn't seem to sit that low in the water until it took on water. Bottom paint line was just out of the water. I re-applied the bottom paint myself. The hull is in great shape, has no damage, and is definitely not leaking through.
I haven't really been able to figure this out from looking at diagrams of how the boat is constructed. I don't get how I could fill that area with water so fast.
I just launched, then tied up, and [the MONTAUK 17] seemed to be taking on quite a bit of water. After 30 minutes it was probably about a foot deep, with the gas tank and paddles floating round. I pulled out [the MONTAUK 17] and again the water poured out. But my boat also has one of the brass bilge plugs that I don't see on other Whalers like mine. There was a lot of water in there when I pulled the plug. A lot, like it drained for 5 minutes just pouring out gallons from there.
Is that the hull area on a Whaler?
It is to the left and below the sump drain, but not right at the bottom of the boat. Seems to go up a narrow channel from there, doesn't look like open hull area.
I'm at a loss as to how that much water entered what I presume to be the foam-filled bilge area. I'm sure there are some screws needing Sikaflex, but it was a lot of water after only 30 minutes.
Is there another void that is ok to be filled with water like this at times?
Could this plug drain somewhere other than the hull itself?
Boat didn't seem to sit that low in the water until it took on water. Bottom paint line was just out of the water. I re-applied the bottom paint myself. The hull is in great shape, has no damage, and is definitely not leaking through.
I haven't really been able to figure this out from looking at diagrams of how the boat is constructed. I don't get how I could fill that area with water so fast.