[brettk]

I had been doing some reading and found that the 303's? had draining problems. Does anyone have a general layout of how the Davanti drains water into the bilge area. Again I just feel like its heavy. FYI I have not traded in my wife on a heavier model so its not that

[ShabahZ280]

Everything drains through the center into the bilge. I'm assuming you've tested if your bilge pump is working properly?

And just an FYI, Mariah never made a "303".

[indykoch]

Do you have dual batteries? If so, and they're on the same side, that could be the cause of a slight list. I have it as well (just barely noticeable), but I'm quite certain it's just the weight of 2 batteries on the very edge of the Starboard side.

Take a rubber hammer and knock the sides of the hull and transom. If water-logged, you should be able to hear different noises as you go along the hull. If you recently put in Smart Tabs, did you notice any water or rotted wood when drilling the holes?

[brettk]

Yes, when drilling the hole I did notice water coming out of the holes. The wood is not in very good shape either. Its hard to tell when you can't see it. I read an article that said soggy wood is pretty common on old boats. The top holes I drilled, for the actuator brackets, were fine. When I look into the bilge area it would appear that there has to be drains from the side storage areas but I can not find them at all. The hull, again appears, to have three compartments. The center and one on each side. From peeking into the bilge/ engine compartment it look like there is no escape for water traveling down either of the two sides. This weekend I'm gonna get the hose out and start filling the side compartments and see if/where the water ends up.

[mikeyt]

Water coming out of the lower holes you drilled for the tabs doesn't necessarily indicate a punky transom. You may have simply drilled too deep & went right thru into the bilge area.

[brettk]

I very well could havedrilled too deep. The wood coming out when drilling was soft and wet but it did not have that dark old look that rotted wood looks like. The wood could just have gotten wet when bilge water hit it. The amount that came out was only about 2 cups or so.

[64*thunderbolt]

do you have a cooler in the rear? my 96 Shabah Z210 had a problem with water filling up a rear compartment beteen the swim platform and the aera under it.after hours of looking , testing , and checking what was every thing i could think of that would let water in the compartment, i found that it was coming in around the brass collor that was used for the drain for the cooler. don`t know if this will help , but good luck anyway !

[brettk]

I dont have a built in cooler. I do know the area you are talking about and never thought to check it, think I will. I think I may have a drain hole clogged. I have been looking at some pics of people who had replaced the floors and see an area where I think water could be hiding. I keep my boat about 2 hours away and am not going there this weekend . Wish I was, I'm loosing sleep wanting to start my investigation.

Thanks for the help.

[brettk]

I found this pic on the site, looking at it, how does the water drain into the center if it collects in the side compartments.

[Shabah 198SE]

Originally Posted by brettk

I found this pic on the site, looking at it, how does the water drain into the center if it collects in the side compartments.

brettk,

I thought that Mariah's side compartments were foam filled. If so, how would they collect water?

Shabah 198SE