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Old 06-01-2010, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SDFever
I think the biggest problem with Fountain's leaking is the transom rub rail.
The rub rails on Fountains are glassed all the way around except the azz end cause you can't get in there to finish it. Pull the the rail off and seal it up good including the screw holes.

Westcoast did mine and the water is almost completely gone.
I resealed my 32 approx 6 yrs ago and it has never had a single drop of water in the bilge since. Before then, the pump would kick on once or so an hr. Never had any water make it's way up through the rear blower vents.
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:29 AM
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Just an F.Y.I. outdrive swivel seals can leak especially when most of the transom assy. is under water
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:07 PM
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Took a tube of excel sealant to my bracketry and still had a small amount of water,,,, then I coated the bolt heads and fixed the problem. Bilges used to cycle several gallons every 15 min and now about once a day. Dont forget the bolts!
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