Well, 2 weeks ago, I get in my boat & take off up the lake. After I ran for about 2
minutes I kept smelling a sewer smell. Turns out I had stagnent water under my cabin step.
I cleaned it out back at the dock & had no problems the rest of the weekend. Fast foward
2 weeks. I get in the boat and have 2 inches of water on my cabin floor. WTF? The boat
has always been completly dry. I'm stumped. 05 35 ex. No cooler (has a fridge),porta
potty has never been used. Boats on a lift. Full cover.Sinks unhooked. Where the hell is the
water coming from?

Is the water clean or dirty?

I left my anchor in the locker during rough water runs. The anchor was bent to say the least and it punched a lot of holes in there. I was getting fresh water in the cabin. Also, my bilge pump there had failed. Spent some time glassing in the holes. No problems since. But there was some residual that I would just shop vac out. Check to see if you are leaking where the bow rails bolt in too.

I had the same problem last winter, only I didn't catch it until spring, my cabin was a mold covered mess.
The only thing I could think of is, it was sitting too level on my lift and the water would not drain all the way back to the bilge.
I filled the engine compartment with water this summer, to see if any would leak out, all the water did was go forward to the cabin and get my carpet wet again.
So I'm curious too.

There is no anchor locker on an Ex. There is a full
cover over the bow rails & bow light. Thats what
has me stumped. I also thought that the water
in the bilge couldnt run foward. I thought the drains
for the cockpit comes ou above the upper stringers
and the cabin is seal off at the bilge area under the step.
Any thoughts?

Hi Rick,
The drains in the rear do drain above the outboard stringers, but if the boat is sitting low to the bow (like mine does when on the trailer) then the water will go forward. If the boat is in it's normal stern low attitude then the water that enters from the rear deck drains should go aft as you descibed.
Dave
PS the windshield is on and looks great.
Thanks

What does Fountain say about this issue? all my friends with Fountains, including myself have this issue......it is getting old

i have a 27fever and allways has water in the two outter compartments.i do not know where the water is comming from.i have a compartment under the stairs going into the cabin.there is a chrome plug on the floor there and it looks like a drain.water stays in there also.i know that all the drains connect together and drain into the blige.any ideas?where is the water comming from?like said before in this thread,it seems to be a problem w/fountains.

Rick,

Look at the bright side,2" is a lot less water then your old Fountain had in it at your dockI'll see you on the lake next weekend.

Glad the windshield worked out.
Wouldnt you have to have a ton of water in the bilge for it to get
to those upper drain holes?