Bracket pontoon filling with water
So, we took the boat out yesterday. Everything ran great, except the oil reserve pump which I knew was out, so had to manually add oil to motor reservoir. No biggie. After we got back I noticed a lot of water running from under the bracket. I pulled the plug on the bracket pontoon and it ran for about 10 minutes. Looking back at this picture I can tell the boat is sitting stern heavy. I tested it again by putting water into the pontoon through the maintenance hatch and found its slowly leaking between the bracket pontoon and the boat itself, not through the plug. I need to seal the pontoon properly and hopefully prevent it from taking in water, perhaps seal bracket bolts again? This was supposed to be done by the service in SC, but seems it wasn't done properly. Any suggestions on product? There is bottom paint around the bottom portion of the pontoon, the bracket is a Stainless.
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