This is my livewell drain port, last time I had the boat out original o-ring busted and I started getting water intrusion, so I did a fix with 4200.
I understand the top side is a little sloppy but my goal was to just make sure it was sealed, I had a little bit of a hard time getting underneath where the valve goes over from the top side, but hopefully the totality of the bottom and top will keep me squared away.
Obviously the seal ring busted, but would this just happen suddenly after the boat has been on the water for around 10 years or so? Or does it mean that I hit something?
To replace, do I need to use any sealant or would I just be fine with a brand new o-ring?
Also, should I just replace the entire component? I kind of tore up the hex nut with my channel locks trying to get it off.
This is on my tracker boat. I just got it off the water, I noticed while on the lake I was getting a uncharacteristically large amount of water out of my bilge. After getting the boat out of the water I discovered this, it appears the seal around the inlet for the livewell is not doing too well, and it looks like fiberglass is exposed.
Is this as easy of a remedy as one would envision? Pretty sure water was forced up into this area, what steps do I need to take?