how much should a ski leak?

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simisteven

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I purchased a new Stealth 2010 supalite X and trialled it this weekend.

I found that several litres water drained out of the rear compartment via the bung when I drained the ski.

Is this normal? Should a new ski leak?

Also is the rudder designed within its own separate tube/shaft which is independant of the rear compartment? It would appear logical that some water ingress would occur where the rudder shaft enters the ski. Could this be the cause of water ingress?
 
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Dorado75

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simisteven wrote:
I purchased a new Stealth 2010 supalite X and trialled it this weekend.

I found that several litres water drained out of the rear compartment via the bung when I drained the ski.

Is this normal? Should a new ski leak?

Also is the rudder designed within its own separate tube/shaft which is independant of the rear compartment? It would appear logical that some water ingress would occur where the rudder shaft enters the ski. Could this be the cause of water ingress?
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That does not sound right, you should not be taking any water into your ski, especially a new ski!!
 
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Fredster

Senior Member
Hey Simisteven, congrats on the boat man. no its not normal to leak so much, def something need to be looked at. mine also leaked first time out - poor silicone job on a hatch - sorted and its bone dry now.
 
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tauruck

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Dorado75 wrote:
simisteven wrote:
I purchased a new Stealth 2010 supalite X and trialled it this weekend.

I found that several litres water drained out of the rear compartment via the bung when I drained the ski.

Is this normal? Should a new ski leak?

Also is the rudder designed within its own separate tube/shaft which is independant of the rear compartment? It would appear logical that some water ingress would occur where the rudder shaft enters the ski. Could this be the cause of water ingress?
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That does not sound right, you should not be taking any water into your ski, especially a new ski!!
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I agree with Dorado. Nice new avatar.
 
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Tyrone ter bruggen

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Take the thing back...
There's no way a ski should leak, new or not!
There's obviously a problem on the seam or as you said earlier, on the rudder port.
The sad thing about leaks is that they dont self-mend, they only get worse with time.

I regularly check and measure the amount of water that comes out of my bung holes, and compare it to the amount of time spent on the water and the size of the surf i go through.

I also regularly check my dry hatches, and if i have any doubts i remove the entire dry hatch and re seal it with marine mould resistant silicone, before screwing ti back on again with stainless steel screws.

Edit: It could maybe be one of your rod holders... All depends on what type of surf ur going through.

Hope this helps a little.
 
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MichaelK

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Simistevens, there could be a number of factors that resulted in your ski taking on water.

Did you by any chance do any of the following:-

1. Capsize - Even with the hatch shut the ski will take on a little water

2. Open your hatch in rough sea - water could have splashed in?

3. Did you anchor and have your hatch open a lot, you will be suprised how much water my ski takes on when i do this.

4. Did you possibly bump the ski when loading it or off loading it, check for fracture cracks on the hull.
 
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Dingleberry

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Bro, that's too much! My first ski was the same. Eventually on an epic paddle, during which I lost a brand new rod and reel, I took on so much water and became so unstable (felt like a K2) that I almost ended up in the poo. The manufacturer used rod holders designed for ski boat gunnels - the ones with the semi open (to let the water drain out) bottoms - and didn't plug them properly. It took 3 guys to hoist the ski onto a boat and about 20 mins to drain the water out.
 
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Challie

New member
howdy.Brett from Stealth

Where did you purchase it from?

A new ski shouldn't leak as the guys mention but no worries there is always  a reason and usually something very small.send me your number and i'll happily chat to you and see how i can help and don;'t stress if the its a problem or something not simple i'll just swop your ski over for a new one if need be and hopefully everyones happy...

chat soon

Brett

 
 
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simisteven

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Good day Brett

Thanks for spotting this and for quick response. I did phone u today but you were busy. I bought the ski from Commercial Marine PE. Took delivery Friday. I phoned them today and ski is going back tomorrow, presumably to your premises.

Got to say, so far, the folks at Commercial Marine PE have been great. In fact one of the Sealine PE members referred me to CM.

Just answering some questions by other members, I certainly did capsize, got rolled over a few times in surf on Saturday. Took on a lot of water. Spent two hours on flat water Sunday and took on about three litres, all in rear compartment. Didn't drop ski, treated it like a virgin, hence frustration with water ingress.

A question.. is the rudder shaft housed within a separate tube within the rear compartment ? ie does water entering the rudder shaft enter the rear compartment or is it restricted to the shaft tube? this is a design question mainly for my own curiousity.
 
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simisteven

New member
Thanks for all the helpful comments chaps. By he way I have ordered a seat. Do most people use a seat (backrest) or am I just a sissy?
 
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Challie

New member
no problemo.i'll follow it up today with them and sort it all out for you asap.
The rudder shaft has a thick outer skin and is sealed from the top and from the bottom.It is not a seprate tube though.Very seldom do we have rudder leak problems however if we do it is designed to be able to check and correct very easily.
 
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neilg

Sealiner
simisteven wrote:
Got to say, so far, the folks at Commercial Marine PE have been great. In fact one of the Sealine PE members referred me to CM.
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I will not for one second think twice about referring anyone to Commercial Marine (although I can't remember referring you).

Their service has ALWAYS been very good, and when you have a problem, they will bend over in any direction you want them to (to help you).

I'm very sure your problem will be sorted asap
 
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simisteven

New member
Neil

I am very hard on companies and people who give me bad service. Therefore when I do receive outstanding service I always make a point to mention it to others. Word of mouth advertising ,good or bad, is very powerful.

I dealt with Ronnie at CM and he is a great fella and the manager ( forgot his name) was super helpful too.
 
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neilg

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Manager is Steven, although I haven't dealt with him much.

Ronnie good
Steven (Salesman next to Ronnie), very good and knowledgable about all types of fishing (which he does)

on the other side You have Danny and can't remember the other guy now, both also good
 
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