Leaky 140

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Dave

My 140 (new this year) seems to take on a lot of water inside the hull. I have to drain several gallons after one hour in the water. I'm about to contact the dealer, but I want to know if anyone else has had this problem.
 
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Paul Housman

What do you mean inside the hull? I do know they have a tendency not to bail water real well if you are sitting too far back. Depending on the weight on board ,if you balance the load the boat will not be completely dry but liveable
 
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Lee Bridges

If you're getting gallons of water in the empty space between the hull and the deck (the one you drain by unscrewing the 2 drain plugs in the transom) I'd have the dealer look it over closely real soon. I've had one of these for two seasons and haven't gotten any noticeable amount of water to drain out of the interior of the hull yet. If your getting water in the cockpit area & it is not draining as fast as you think it should, you might want to try redistributing the weight to encourage the draining. (of course this time of year its good to make sure you don't have any small leaves blocking the movement of the white ball in the bailer in which case it can't work very well).
 
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