ballast tanks

[Kight & Christine]

Have a 2011 R20. The last few times we've hit the buttons to empty the ballast tanks (have 4 totalling 900 lbs) a ton of water has drained out when we never filled up the tanks to begin with. Is this something we should worry about? Just concerned that it didn't drain this much when we first got the boat, and not sure where all this water is coming from.

[brett22i]

You may have had some left over water from the previous session? Make sure to empty the bow first, leaving it full while emptying the rear sacks first may cause the water to flow forward away from the pumps. Also empty while on the water, most boats sits bow heavy on the trailer.

[WakerideN]

we just pull up the ramp a bit when we are pulling her out and hit the switches to drain to make sure its all empty. seems to work great.

[chpthril]

You may have some passive filling going on. This would require reconfiguring the fill hoses or possible adding anti-siphon valves. Next time out, make sure the tanks are indeed empty, then close the ball-valves before hitting the water. If no water is found to have entered the tanks, then you know where is was coming from.

[Kight & Christine]

You may have some passive filling going on. This would require reconfiguring the fill hoses or possible adding anti-siphon valves. Next time out, make sure the tanks are indeed empty, then close the ball-valves before hitting the water. If no water is found to have entered the tanks, then you know where is was coming from.

If this is what's happening is this a defect in the boat? Since we just bought it a couple months ago it seems odd that the ballasts would be taking in water even though we aren't trying to fill them up.

Do the coolers (we have stock rear cooler and optional bow cooler) drain into the ballast tanks?

[NiceOnes]

If it is indeed passive filling then yes you've got a warranty issue.

No. The cooler drains into the hull.

[chpthril]

If this is what's happening is this a defect in the boat? Since we just bought it a couple months ago it seems odd that the ballasts would be taking in water even though we aren't trying to fill them up.

Do the coolers (we have stock rear cooler and optional bow cooler) drain into the ballast tanks?

Its a brand new design, so it may have a couple of design bugs to work through.

I do not believe the coolers will drain into the ballast tanks.

[shawn74]

Contact eagle marine they're familiar with that problem and have a fix for it ( loop)

[Kight & Christine]

Will do thank you Shawn

[dreamintige']

Possible check valve issue.