I have an 04 Xpress and the last 2 times I've taken it out it takes on a lot of water when I run the big motor and little to none when I'm just trolling around I was wondering if anybody on here might have an idea about what could cause this.
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I have an 04 Xpress and the last 2 times I've taken it out it takes on a lot of water when I run the big motor and little to none when I'm just trolling around I was wondering if anybody on here might have an idea about what could cause this.
Sometimes when a big motor is running fast and is not trimmed properly, it can cause water to get deflected back into the boat. This happens on one of our big work boats. It makes me think the motor was not mounted properly to the kick plate.
Worst case scenario would be a crack in the transom that the torque of the big motor opens up.
fill the boat with water and look for leaks or drips
How big of an Xpress? If no water when trolling, but only when you run big motor, are you the only one in front of boat? Causing the rear of the boat to rise up a little bit? Crack might be in back of boat and not in water when trolling.
When you come off plane, are you shutting her down instantly, or are you slowly coming off plane? I know on my Xpress 15DB if you just shut her down, the water can come over the transom. Also, is there something hanging off the back of the boat? I was hauling some bamboo out to the lake, and the spray was hitting the boo, and comeing back in.
Like RCC said, might be a crack in the transom weld that the torque is causing to open up.
Thanks for all the advice now I have an idea of what to look for anyway
yep fill'er up and look for the leaks..sure way of finding it!
I had a waterfowler 15, and when I mounted a transducer to the rear for my fish graph, it caused water to spray back into my boat.
If you do have a crack in the boat, it has a lifetime warranty so all you have to do is take it to the Xpress plant and they will fix it, as long as it's a manufacturing defect apposed to slamming a stump etc. If the boat doesn't leak when trolling then I doubt the leak will show up if you fill the boat with water. Water in the boat doesn't cause enough pressure to reveal a small leak. That's why it doesn't show up when you troll. You could have a hairline fracture in the center keel weld or a transom weld that when running the engine causes enough pressure to allow the water to come in. Also check the bow eye to see if it's worked loose.
I just remembered, in the '04 model of the duck boat, it they had an issue with the bow crease cracking from the eye to the bottom also. They welded a support on mine, no charge, and repainted it same day in Hot Springs at the factory. Check that crease also.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Pulled a hole just below the eye in my 1914, 1436 monark back in the day. It was all good until we put about 200 decoys in it with full bricks for weights. We came close to sinking that day. Got it welded up soon after that.
I don't know if they still use a water driven speedometer. But I did have one that sprung a leak under the dash. took forever to figure that one out.