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04-26-2017, 08:36 AM

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VoodooRob

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Just a thought I never tried this. What about dye in the oil, run it, and as soon as you pull the boat out look for residual with a UV light? I know the water will wash away the oil but there has to be some trace of it, right?

04-26-2017, 08:37 AM

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Pull the drain plug enough to see if there is any water, if no water it might be leaking somewhere but no problem-o, can wait and see if it shows up later

04-26-2017, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AllDodge

Pull the drain plug enough to see if there is any water, if no water it might be leaking somewhere but no problem-o, can wait and see if it shows up later

The bilge in this boat is totally dry, no gear lube, water, or anything.. The gear lube looked like new when I recently changed it, so there's no water intrusion.