Water under floor

[bobgaudette]

I am in the process of buying a 2004 Maxum 2900 SE. I have looked at three so far. All are out of the water and either on trailers or blocks. there is a door in the floor at the bottom of the stairs, near the door to the head. When you remove this trap door, all three boats had several inches of water down there. I have read, generally, that to have water under the floor of a boat is a very bad thing as it can cause lots of damage and ruin the boat. If that is so, why did all three have tons of water under that door? Any insight would be appreciated.

[biggerseagar]

Welcome Bob !

Where are these boats at? In the water or dry dock . As an owner of a 01 3000 I get the a/c condensation going to the bilge in that area also . I take a dry/vac and take of it that way. Who is selling these boats.

Ask the owners...what's up? It could be loose water line. Water coming in the anchor locker. As far as doing something to the boat itself the water won't do anything .

You probably saw a bilge pump when you opened that floor hatch , just make sure it is working by lifting the float up. I would hire a surveyor to go through the boat , if you decide to go further, and tell the surveyor about it.

Good luck and let us know what you decide.

Roger

[shrew]

It's more than likely simply where the A/C condensation drain is dumping. Not all of them were equipped with sump boxes. That is where mine drains.

[mrt214]

Could be the shower pump box is not working and is blocked by hair and whatnot. I too have drilled thru top of my shower pump box and ran A/C discharge into box. Beneath floor is always dry as long as I clean out strainer every so often.

[dannyrayz]

This is a Maxum 2900 design flaw. The horn is mounted facing upward in the anchor compartment, allowing water to enter freely. Also the windlass can, if not covered leak in as well. The drain in the bottom of the compartment can easily be obstructed by the rope or even insects. Easy fix with rolled screen.

Also, Take a phillips head screwdriver and remove the four screws on the shower box lid and see if its overflowing into the bilge. If it is, check to see if the switch and pump is working.

[shrew]

There should be a drain at the bottom of the anchor locker with an isolated bulkhead. Anchor locker shouldn't be draining into the bilges.