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Go west young man, so we did one young Luke and one old Dino. We found some calmer waters before the winds come up and also found heaps of choking weed that we were lucky to get through. On the fishing side we had a ball on the spinnerbaits and a few on flikashads. Found a few yellas as well as plenty of bass. Dino

I cannot help you find the leak but I can help you fix it. BTW, most leaks are from worn bungs so if you cannot find any leak, start with replacing the bungs .

Are you guy's trying to get me into trouble?

Hello, Fairly new to boating and have a 2012 horizon 435 easy fisher aluminium boat. It has a pretty deep, strong hull on it with a false floor. After I've been out on the water for a few hours I look in the hull (have a hatch to access bilge pump and also a storage compartment at the front) and find there's a bit of water sitting in there, in the corrgugations of the hull - I guess about a few cups of water. I remember when I first got the boat 6 months ago, there was never any water inside the hull. Here's some additional notes: - It's salty to taste - It's not residual from washing it down post use - I have a steep driveway which I leave the boat to dry on and make sure it's all dry before taking it out - Around the bung plugs themselves look dry from the inside - The hull has no visible patches, dents or cracks that I can see - I am out in calm water so I don't really take any water on board What I've tried to attempt to find the cause: - Put a lantern in different places inside the hull and crawled around the boat in the pitch black to see if there was any pinpoles showing light - Put water in the anchor well and tested if there were any leaks from the drainage hose Couldn't find any evidence where the water might be coming from - I'm baffled! Is it a bad idea fill (not completely full of course, a few cms of water) inside the hull and see if any water comes out? Or could this damage the trailer? Are there any other ways to find a leak? Thanks

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Hey mate. Not a bad idea to do it all in reverse. Bungs in and add water carefully, keeping the underside dry at all times. Once you add a reasonable amount, any holes should become evident by looking for the wet spot underneath. but as lance said - start off replacing the bungs and see how you go there. Cheap and easy way to eliminate one likely cause. @aussie123 - not sure this method would work for pin holes in a tinny? If it does... I guess that’s just unfortunate.

Congratulations mate. Well done. I hope you can get some nice bedding in the shed so you can purchase the reel...

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