SeaArk baitwell fix

Folks, nothing fancy here for a fix, but I have had my SeaArk baitwell drop on me twice now when it was full of water. What a major pain in the Arse to tear down the console and jimmy it back in place!:angry: Boat is less than a year old!!!!

It always rattled around. Not sure if SeaArk forgot to secure it or what? At the very least they cut the aluminum 'feathers' (ledge) on the port side too short which allowed the baitwell to slide side to side. All the way starboard left it barely supported as you will see in the pics and it would fall under weight.

I finally had enough and secured it with mending straps. A simple fix but a major pain to get that tank back in the slot after it falls. Shouldn't happen with a new boat but hopefully it is fixed.

Hope it helps someone out.

First pic, slid to right, precariously hanging on.

Second pic, as installed, and centered on ledges (free to move around though).

Third pic, secured in place.

An unbelieveable pain in the patootie!!!!!







Thanks for looking!!!!!

 

Yeah, but who wants to drag the boat all the way to the dealer for that. The first time it happened I was on the river fishing. I laid on the floor of the boat (aluminum floor) frying my arse off in 100 degree heat for an hour and a half until I got it put back in place. I was on the phone with the dealer then. Sure, he said bring it in but is it worth it? After the second time I figured I needed to do something permanent to take care of it once and for all.

Don't think it will be a problem anymore. Can't help but wonder if they forgot to secure it at the factory though because I can't imagine it is supposed to move around like it was.

But you never know, my trailer lights were wired wrong also!!!!! Had to fix that too. :tounge_out:

Did I mention they forgot to torque down the wheel lugnuts too? Had that repaired at dealer expense when my wheel almost came off after a month. I was out of town, on the first day of vacation to boot. The other wheel was coming loose too. Ruined one wheel and hub.

Still love my SeaArk, don't get me wrong. Fine boats!:smile2:

 

First time I was on the first day of a fishing trip, not the best time to take it back to the dealer and I needed to use it. Second time (last week), I was 500 miles from home.

Trailer lights, too simple to waste the gas. Except that the dealer checked them while I ran the blinkers etc. and said they were good to go (at delivery).oooh: They sort of worked, the blinker/brake wire was hooked to the marker light bulb though. Guess the mechanic was color blind, even hooked the wrong color wires to each other!:tounge_out:

Was 60 miles from home going fishing when I trashed the hub and luckily there was another SeaArk dealer there. First he told me I would have to leave it for four days because it wasn't like I bought it from him!:angry: (My dealer was paying for it, but the guy had an attitude because I bought from a competitor). I had $200.00 worth of stuff in my hand to buy from his shop while he was giving me crap too! We had a few words! Was gonna leave me stranded on my first day of vacation for what amounted to a tire change.:angry: He finally fixed it and I bought my accessories from him. I still would never buy a boat from the guy after that.

You know Branden, you got me thinking, maybe I'll send that pic to seaark and see if there is supposed to be that much clearance on the port side (doubt it). Maybe they'll fix it right. I'm not expecting my straps to hold the water weight, just keep it from sliding to starboard where it can fall.

 

Yeah, your console is different. I kinda wonder now if someone didn't forget something because it has always slid around which I thought was kinda cheesy for such an expensive boat.

 

Shouldn't have to pull the console as the fill hose is accessible under the knee-knocker shelf, then routes down the starboard side to the bilge area. There is an access panel on the rear compartment floor to get to the livewell and bilge pumps. Be kind of hard to kink that stiff hose.

You did check the twist-on, twist-off valve on the spray-head right? (sorry, that is obvious but not sure of your familiarity with this boat) OFF=CW, ON=CCW

I have the side console also.

 

Even though I had a few aggravations I still want to say that SeaArk makes a top-notch boat. Plus, my dealer never hesitated to offer to fix my boat, just wasn't worth dragging it back there, except for the hub issue when I was stranded.

 

Sorry to hear that, looks like some disassembly is in order. If it is still under warranty I am quite sure SeaArk will fix it for you.

Good luck!