[MissouriBoater79]

Anyone have issues with the front ice chest (bowrider) leaking water? Mine appears on the carpet right between the bow's nonskid flooring and the ski locker. Ski locker is dry. My husband did a thourough wax job last weekend and is now convinced that it is not a cooler at all. 2001 Shabah 222.

[mikeyt]

Mine drains out of the hull on the front port side. Check to see if the drain tube is cracked or separated.

[SEMIJim]

Originally Posted by MissouriBoater79

My husband did a thourough wax job last weekend and is now convinced that it is not a cooler at all. 2001 Shabah 222.

Is it kinda funnel shaped in the bottom, with a hole in the middle? If so: Odds are it's a cooler.

Jim

[MissouriBoater79]

it is! it is an inverted pyramid with a drain hole at the bottom. Ice melts/drains mighty fast, so its hard to keep drinks cold in there, but it is nice to have.

so...if the drain opens up into the hull? Rough water might cause it to slosh around and leak out?

[SEMIJim]

Originally Posted by MissouriBoater79

so...if the drain opens up into the hull? Rough water might cause it to slosh around and leak out?

No clue, on your boat. On our '94 182 Barchetta it drains into the ski locker, thus eventually into the bilge.

Mariah did so many other things so well, I wish they'd run a hose back to the bilge, so icewater wasn't getting the ski locker wet. Once that thing gets wet, it never gets dry again all season, and it can get pretty nasty

Jim

[mikeyt]

Originally Posted by MissouriBoater79

it is! it is an inverted pyramid with a drain hole at the bottom. Ice melts/drains mighty fast, so its hard to keep drinks cold in there, but it is nice to have.

so...if the drain opens up into the hull? Rough water might cause it to slosh around and leak out?

huh? Mine has a drain line that runs to a fitting in the hull which allows it to drain overboard.