Water leak

[Mraw]

Hi, I am having trouble finding the source of my leak. The hull fills rather quickly when jumping the ski around, however once it fills if I go fast round the lake without jumping the water clears out pretty quickly. I have already replaced the VTS boot. Ski is a 98 gsxl
Water is cold

 

[Mraw]

I just noticed that the nut for the steering shaft is loose. Could this be a a source of a water leak or is it supposed to be this way?

 

[Mraw]

So I just filled the ski with water and tipped it back far and there is a consistent slow drip coming from the bottom left of the pump shoe. As I understand it water can not leak inside out form the shoe so what could be the cause?

 

[Mraw]

The issue is exacerbated when the trim is all the way up

 

[JJinSC]

There is only two ways the water can get in the hull. 1) through the hull in some location that is leaking. 2) through a cooling system leak.

If it clears out when going fast and not jumping around could mean the leak is on the transom somewhere. Or it could be a cracked hose moving around when you jump.

What do you see when it is in the water and you remove the seat/ open hatch. Step on the ski and look. That will put most thru hulls under the water line. Check all water lines for cracks, splits, loose connections.

 

[Trooper182]

If it were me I would go ahead and replace those fittings with the aluminum ones. Had one shatter a few weeks ago and lost steering and hull started to fill up with water. Lucky I installed a bilge pump.