On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:31:43 +0000, Bryan wrote:


I seem to drain less than half a gallon of water after a day of boating
and putting it back onto the trailer. It's probably water from my
swimmers, tubers, wakeboarders, and skiers. I opened the engine
compartment after a few hours of watersports today and it was almost as
dry as a bone.

How red is red? Could it be considered rust colored? I could think of
quite a few things that would give a rusty hue to water.

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On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:31:43 +0000, Bryan wrote:


I seem to drain less than half a gallon of water after a day of boating
and putting it back onto the trailer. It's probably water from my
swimmers, tubers, wakeboarders, and skiers. I opened the engine
compartment after a few hours of watersports today and it was almost as
dry as a bone.

How red is red? Could it be considered rust colored? I could think of
quite a few things that would give a rusty hue to water.

Red like my power steering fluid, but there is no sign of leakage anywhere
in the engine compartment.

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Bryan wrote:
"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:31:43 +0000, Bryan wrote:


I seem to drain less than half a gallon of water after a day of boating
and putting it back onto the trailer. It's probably water from my
swimmers, tubers, wakeboarders, and skiers. I opened the engine
compartment after a few hours of watersports today and it was almost as
dry as a bone.
How red is red? Could it be considered rust colored? I could think of
quite a few things that would give a rusty hue to water.

Red like my power steering fluid, but there is no sign of leakage
anywhere in the engine compartment.


It's wine. Your boat is being used as a cask in its off hours.

Now THAT would explain why my boat never wants to sit evenly on the trailer
after a day of boating.

Bryan wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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How about spilled Kool-Ade powder, or spilled wine, or ketchup. It's time
to take the taste test.
Jim
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Bryan wrote:
A few times that I've pulled the drain plug on my boat there has been
red
fluid coming out. It happened again the last time I was out.

Are you boating in the Red Sea?

If not, the suggestions of a fluid leak are likely correct.

Or.......

How often do you pull that drain plug?

Could it be that you've got a colony of microcritters camped out in
your bilge? Could this be biological in nature?




I'll smell it. I'll touch it. I won't taste it!

Awe......come on!! Just a little taste!

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bryan.459 @pac.bell.net says...
A few times that I've pulled the drain plug on my boat there has
been red
fluid coming out. It happened again the last time I was out. The
lake is
green and blue.

I took the engine cover off and inspected my power steering fluid
level and
the power steering hoses with flashlight and by hand. No sign of
leakage.

I ran the motor to operating temperature and turned the steering
wheel a few
times; no sign of leakage.

Why do I occasionally get a red fluid coming out with the lake
water when I
pull the drain plug after boating?

The only red fluid on the boat is the power steering fluid and
gasoline. The gas tank hoses are secure and there is no scent of
gasoline, except after dieseling.

Alpha One Mercury Mercruiser 4.3L V6 efi, approximately 45 engine
hours 2005 Sea Ray 185 Sport


Transmission fluid can also be red.


I've checked the engine oil, the hydraulic fluid, the drive fluid,
and the power steering fluid. PS and gasoline are my only red
fluids.
jps


Probably not likely on an 18 footer, but if your boat is equipped with
electric/hydraulic trim tabs, the fluid that operates them is red.
Personally, I'd be asking the question of why there is any liquid of
any type in the bilge of your boat. The normal state of a bilge for
a stern drive boat is bone-dry, no water whatsoever. There are only
three sources of water in a stern drive bilge that I can think of,
and only two that are acceptable.

1. Water from the weather (acceptable).

2. Water from a temporary ingress due to taking a wave over the bow
or from dripping swimmers (acceptable).

3. A leak from either the hull or a through-hull fitting, the
on-board water systems, or the mechanical systems (unacceptable).

I think you need to broaden the scope of your investigation.

Rust maybe?
Lushy

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Bryan wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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How about spilled Kool-Ade powder, or spilled wine, or ketchup. It's
time
to take the taste test.
Jim
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
A few times that I've pulled the drain plug on my boat there has been
red
fluid coming out. It happened again the last time I was out.

Are you boating in the Red Sea?

If not, the suggestions of a fluid leak are likely correct.

Or.......

How often do you pull that drain plug?

Could it be that you've got a colony of microcritters camped out in
your bilge? Could this be biological in nature?




I'll smell it. I'll touch it. I won't taste it!

Awe......come on!! Just a little taste!


That's what she said!

"Bryan" wrote in message
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A few times that I've pulled the drain plug on my boat there has been red
fluid coming out. It happened again the last time I was out. The lake is
green and blue.

I took the engine cover off and inspected my power steering fluid level
and the power steering hoses with flashlight and by hand. No sign of
leakage.

I ran the motor to operating temperature and turned the steering wheel a
few times; no sign of leakage.

Why do I occasionally get a red fluid coming out with the lake water when
I pull the drain plug after boating?

The only red fluid on the boat is the power steering fluid and gasoline.
The gas tank hoses are secure and there is no scent of gasoline, except
after dieseling.

Alpha One Mercury Mercruiser 4.3L V6 efi, approximately 45 engine hours
2005 Sea Ray 185 Sport


Second time in a row without red bilge water. I'm going to assume something
in the bilge that got washed out. Maybe they spilled something at the last
service.