Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by FASTFJR on 05/12/09 - 10:44 AM

Attached are two photos. I should preface this by saying the boat is going back to the dealer on June 6th. From the transom drain plug and the hole from the smartcraft cable I think since day one this brown stuff has been leaking out. It has the consistency of very thin oil. Its not sticky and water will remove it. It's not really coming out of the transom plug but from the between the hull and the plastic insert in which the plug goes in. The bilge is dry and I can not see anything like it on the inside of the hole. What ever is coming out is coming out in a VERY slow drip. Could it be some type of reaction of the foam??? If you have any ideas please let me know.

The dealer knows about the problem, I sent him the photos a few weeks ago. They did have a person from BW there about 2 weeks ago but I was unable to bring the boat to him. They will have the boat from Saturday June 6th to Saturday 20th.

The boat is a leftover 2007 Dauntless 180 which I have had for about a month

http://albums.phanfare.com/8140341/38...D=68729897

Edited by FASTFJR on 05/12/09 - 10:45 AM

Posted by Guts on 05/12/09 - 10:52 AM

Take a look at the video that Derwd24 posted 5/12/09 7:22am This might be a parting agent leaking out between the foam and hull. This is ONLY a Guess!

http://whalercentral.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=7108

Edited by Guts on 05/12/09 - 11:58 AM

Posted by bruser on 05/12/09 - 11:57 AM

I have that same type of "drippage" coming from a small pin hole in the strake of my 1977 Montauk. I wipe it clean and then a drip shows up. It is a drip at a time and it only does it when the hull warms up (sun shining on it). Like a true man I tasted it and it was salty. I was thinking it is the color of wet wood, and I thought it was leakage from water in the hull. After taking a 3/8" drill bit and drilling through the hull and into the foam, the "plug" of foam came out dry. Now I'm confused and interested in the answer to your question.;)

Posted by FASTFJR on 05/12/09 - 12:51 PM

I just got this email from Chuck Bennett. Thought I would share it

Hi Laszlo,

The pictures look like a little water may have found its way in between the transom, around the thru-hull fittings, perhaps. Sometimes it mixes with the reinforcements/fiberglass a bit and gives that reddish color.

Your dealer should be able to take care of this easily by removing the thru-hulls affected, drying out the area (with a heat gun) and resealing any/all of the thru-hull fittings on the transom.

Boston Whaler apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused you, Laszlo; I'm sure Rick and the crew at Island Marine will have you up and running in no time.

Thanks for the information on the four bladed prop. I'm glad to hear that it is working out for you.

Regards,
Chuck

[color=#ff0000]I can understand water seeping in, what I don't understand is this boat was wrapped for almost 2 years. When I first looked at it with the wrap off in March it was bone dry and what ever is leaking out was already leaking out. Anyway I hope it turns out to be nothing.[/color]

Edited by FASTFJR on 05/12/09 - 12:53 PM

Posted by Phil T on 05/12/09 - 1:54 PM

Lazslo -

I was going to suggest what Chuck stated.

I would think the thruhull is missing sealant. While you didn't see it at the dealer, at that time the boat had been out of the water.

After being in/out of the water and with nice warm days, the water is getting pushed out due to the hull warming and the pressure of the heat.

Just to go the extra distance, I would apply a marine sealant (i.e. BoatLife etc) to all the through hulls, inside and out just to be safe.

I think you caught it early.