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Water leak on my 1984 13' Valco?! Help please.
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<blockquote data-quote="Brine" data-source="post: 235890" data-attributes="member: 1053"><p>Congrats on your new boat, and welcome to the site. </p><p></p><p>Find out exactly where the leak is if possible. Usually the best way to do this is to fill the boat up with water. If you know the boat is leaking from only the bow area, I'd tilt the bow down so you don't have to fill the whole boat up. Look underneath the bow and mark the area(s) with a sharpie. Take some pics if you can, and let us know what your find. That way, we can offer up what would be some possible solutions for the exact problem. </p><p></p><p>Take note that if you put hundreds of gallons of water in your boat, you may damage something on your trailer if it can't support the weight. That's why I say to "lean the boat/trailer towards the leak. Your boat shouldn't draft more than a few inches of water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brine, post: 235890, member: 1053"] Congrats on your new boat, and welcome to the site. Find out exactly where the leak is if possible. Usually the best way to do this is to fill the boat up with water. If you know the boat is leaking from only the bow area, I'd tilt the bow down so you don't have to fill the whole boat up. Look underneath the bow and mark the area(s) with a sharpie. Take some pics if you can, and let us know what your find. That way, we can offer up what would be some possible solutions for the exact problem. Take note that if you put hundreds of gallons of water in your boat, you may damage something on your trailer if it can't support the weight. That's why I say to "lean the boat/trailer towards the leak. Your boat shouldn't draft more than a few inches of water. [/QUOTE]
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