Leaky Skipjack... when it Rains...

[SkipJack Boats]

There is a prison in Chino and not near the Ocean that has a commercial diver certification class. Rob a bank and get certified for free!

 

[TheWesNMads]

There is a prison in Chino and not near the Ocean that has a commercial diver certification class. Rob a bank and get certified for free!

Free high dollar dental, Olympic pool and huge dinner spreads to, just commit a crime and hope for Chino

 

[TheWesNMads]

Free high dollar dental, Olympic pool and huge dinner spreads to, just commit a crime and hope for Chino

I don’t know if the above is true. That info is all from a song.

 

[SkipJack Boats]

The diving part is true. A friend is a guard there. He asked me to go on a tour. I look to much like I belong there. Don't want to risk it.

 

[painlessone]

Hey Mike... I need some help~ Please~ when it rains, I get water in all sorts of places it doesn't belong.. this last time, I had my boat tarped, on top of the stock canvas, and bungeed before the rains, from the bridge to the stern, and still I have water in the bilge, I know it doesn't scupper well and flows over the engine hatch channel, even when I wash down, and now in the head it pools up behind the toilet and also behind the rear seat, in front of the door bulkhead, I even had water in the forward v berth storage... how and where is this water getting in? Any body else have these 262 issues? We need the rain. but what a pain in the ass every time.. My only Skipjack complaint..

I own a 262 also and had the same issue with water in the cabin and head area. After recaulking everything and it still leaking I removed the chrome louvered vents that are on the outside of the cabin for the air intake for the bilge. What I found was the corrugated hose that directs air to the engine compartment had separated from the area it protruded through and there was a 1/2 inch gap that allowed water to go into the bulkhead on the aft wall of the head...water would get behind that wall and leak into the head area and the main cabin... I sealed the gap so no water could get around the pipe and then remounted the chrome louver and sealed ONLY ON THE TOP AND SIDES so rain water could not seep down into that area but could drain out the bottom if wash down water or spray went through the louvers. We have not had any water intrusion since....be sure to do both the port and starboard.
We also removed the side panels on the bridge and I used some Butyl tape to make sure that any water up on the bridge area was directed straight down to the drain above the cabin windows. If You want to do it right, I would take a round section of PVC pipe or a fitting that will still allow the vent to be screwed back in correctly. slip it into the corrugated pipe and hose clamp it tight, then caulk around it. I don't live where my boat is so I had to just seal it as best I could. Hope this solves your leak issue...it did mine.
The water in the V berth is probably the hatch leaking. I had to carefully remove the hatch using wooded door shims to elevate the hatch from the bedding compound. Then I cleaned everything off and allowed the core in the deck to dry. then rewedded the hatch. The core is plywood and if it's really wet You should try to remove any rotted core material and backfill it with thickened epoxy. That way if it leaks again it won't spread through the wood deck core material.

 

[FULLY LOADED]

I own a 262 also and had the same issue with water in the cabin and head area. After recaulking everything and it still leaking I removed the chrome louvered vents that are on the outside of the cabin for the air intake for the bilge. What I found was the corrugated hose that directs air to the engine compartment had separated from the area it protruded through and there was a 1/2 inch gap that allowed water to go into the bulkhead on the aft wall of the head...water would get behind that wall and leak into the head area and the main cabin... I sealed the gap so no water could get around the pipe and then remounted the chrome louver and sealed ONLY ON THE TOP AND SIDES so rain water could not seep down into that area but could drain out the bottom if wash down water or spray went through the louvers. We have not had any water intrusion since....be sure to do both the port and starboard.
We also removed the side panels on the bridge and I used some Butyl tape to make sure that any water up on the bridge area was directed straight down to the drain above the cabin windows. If You want to do it right, I would take a round section of PVC pipe or a fitting that will still allow the vent to be screwed back in correctly. slip it into the corrugated pipe and hose clamp it tight, then caulk around it. I don't live where my boat is so I had to just seal it as best I could. Hope this solves your leak issue...it did mine.
The water in the V berth is probably the hatch leaking. I had to carefully remove the hatch using wooded door shims to elevate the hatch from the bedding compound. Then I cleaned everything off and allowed the core in the deck to dry. then rewedded the hatch. The core is plywood and if it's really wet You should try to remove any rotted core material and backfill it with thickened epoxy. That way if it leaks again it won't spread through the wood deck core material.

I own a 262 also and had the same issue with water in the cabin and head area. After recaulking everything and it still leaking I removed the chrome louvered vents that are on the outside of the cabin for the air intake for the bilge. What I found was the corrugated hose that directs air to the engine compartment had separated from the area it protruded through and there was a 1/2 inch gap that allowed water to go into the bulkhead on the aft wall of the head...water would get behind that wall and leak into the head area and the main cabin... I sealed the gap so no water could get around the pipe and then remounted the chrome louver and sealed ONLY ON THE TOP AND SIDES so rain water could not seep down into that area but could drain out the bottom if wash down water or spray went through the louvers. We have not had any water intrusion since....be sure to do both the port and starboard.
We also removed the side panels on the bridge and I used some Butyl tape to make sure that any water up on the bridge area was directed straight down to the drain above the cabin windows. If You want to do it right, I would take a round section of PVC pipe or a fitting that will still allow the vent to be screwed back in correctly. slip it into the corrugated pipe and hose clamp it tight, then caulk around it. I don't live where my boat is so I had to just seal it as best I could. Hope this solves your leak issue...it did mine.
The water in the V berth is probably the hatch leaking. I had to carefully remove the hatch using wooded door shims to elevate the hatch from the bedding compound. Then I cleaned everything off and allowed the core in the deck to dry. then rewedded the hatch. The core is plywood and if it's really wet You should try to remove any rotted core material and backfill it with thickened epoxy. That way if it leaks again it won't spread through the wood deck core material.

Great detailed information.. I will open those vents and check! Thanks!! I dont know about where the bridge drains, but I will dig further...

 

[FULLY LOADED]

Took off the side vents, and surprise! the vent hoses are rotted away and obviously the water flowed through into the cabin instead of in the bilge....now how can I reach in there and replace that vent hose.? it is tight...in the meantime, I have taped off that area. at least now I know where that one water intrusion is from...

 

[TheWesNMads]

Took off the side vents, and surprise! the vent hoses are rotted away and obviously the water flowed through into the cabin instead of in the bilge....now how can I reach in there and replace that vent hose.? it is tight...in the meantime, I have taped off that area. at least now I know where that one water intrusion is from...

Can you run a fish tape through and pull a new vent hose with it?

 

[FULLY LOADED]

Can you run a fish tape through and pull a new vent hose with it?

It is close quarters work, I'll have to have a skinny friend see how far they can reach, so far the stb side is reachable from just in front of the holding tank... if the tank was out.. it would be easy..for now, I taped em up , just to keep dry. Another to do project..put it on the list!