255 FSH Fish Box Drain

[2023FSH255E]

 

[2023FSH255E]

Why does this not drain?

 

[tdonoughue]

Can we get a little more detail? What have you tried so far? Is that something you stuck through the other side? Got a photo of inside? Does any drain at all? Is it all full or half or less? Hatch open?...

Thanks.

 

[2023FSH255E]

I used a hand held auger. that’s what you see sticking out. the water will drain while that is poked through but once i remove it the water does. it drain. not at all.
I’m thinking maybe the drain pipe turns up just enough to keep it from draining??

 

[tdonoughue]

Is there a check valve in the line? I don't have that model...

 

[CastawayRK]

Do you have picture of it inside the starboard pod? Mine is flex pipe that I could see getting kinked

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

There was another 255 FSH owner that had a similar issue, the drain line was a tad too long and was pointed a bit up, so he removed the line from the thru hull fitting, shortened the flexible drain line a bit and re attached so it was straight and that solved his problem. As @AlpharettaRK suggests, have a look inside the storage pod and check the drain line for kinks.

I don’t know exactly what you mean by an “auger” but if it’s sharp you could have poked a hole(s) in that flexible line so be sure and water test it once you have figured things out.

 

[MilesPrower]

Yeah, what @FSH 210 Sport said!

And my guess is that the drain snake that you're inserting is temporarily straightening the flexible hose, so that water drains properly out of the fish box. When you pull out the snake, the flexible hose springs back into a shape that prevents water from draining.

In the photo posted here by another member (for another boat — but same idea), you can see that the white flexible hose bends upward, which would prevent water from draining properly:

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[2023FSH255E]

I appreciate all of your responses and apologize I am just now responding back. I am new to boating and am figuring things out with help from guys like yall! I will check the drain hose and will update once I get a look at it.