Well after hours of watching, more Chic Ultras, and the skeg slowly lowering, I decided to try the manual bilge switch, which was hard wired, and did not require the ignition. I cannot explain this exactly, but I found a significant leak at the elevation of deck and live well. Decided to pull the boat, check tide. Yup 20 minutes to low. Jackass Jockey Game Time.
Got the hull cradled and started winching up to bow eye, with second axle hanging over the end of ramp and she is full. Slowly wait and use the tide to get her up.
There is a bronze thru hull fitting for filling bait well. Found that in line valve OPEN, assuming from sea trial. Once closed, manual bilge began pumping out properly. Now the float switch did not appear to be functioning. But she eventually pumped herself dry and once on the trailer I pulled her above high tide line and removed the Garboard plug. Not sure how much rain we received overnight, but I know what I would have found this morning. She was sinking and I was friggin watching!!!
Hey Magillicutty, the dock is nice, but not exactly the reason I stole this foreclosed HUD home, haha.
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