Help with water in bilge

[fishtale]

Yep, my next plan was to let it dry, splash it, and look for water leak. Only had it in the water twice now, first time i thought the water had come from the live well as it had cracks around the top and thought water had "sloshed" around and out of well into bilge. But, i sealed the live well and kept it dry for the second outing and still ended up w/about a gal of water an hour in bilge. Only access points i can see in the bilge area are the live well pick-up and 2 drain scuppers that are below the waterline. Hope it's one of those or at least something i can see in the bilge area. Have had very little water on deck or in splash well the two times i've had it out so i'm pretty sure it's coming from below deck somewhere.

[76Red18]

Front fishbox drain is a known problem on the older 18' and 20's. Can't see the leak because of the liner. Leakes from outside of hull to bilge.

[Fr. Frank]

Re-seal the outboard motor mounting bolts, too. Mine leaked past both bottom bolts after a dealer re-install of my motor. I sealed with a poly-sulfide caulk, instead of silicone. I used 3M 4200. No leaks there since.