Taking on water

[jasonfish320]

Hey Guys, I took my boat out yesterday for the first time and everything ran and worked, except for the bilge pumps..(I'll be working on that tonight) This is my first bass boat (18ft 1989 Tracker fiberglass 1800tf w/150hp xp) The engine ran great with zero problems and about 90% of the controls and gadgets work without problem. However when I got it back on the trailer and pulled the plug I had more water than expected..about 1/2 gallon or so, drained in about 20 seconds. I was only on the water for roughly 2 hours. Do you believe this is water coming back over the transom or is something else going on here? I have to admit I toook it a little easy at first and had the boat standing right up on end before I figured out more throttle really helps the situation. Also notices some water coming over when I slowed down quickly from the wake. I'm sure if I get those bilge pumps working right it will really take care of the problem..but in the long run I'm psyched about how the boat handled..super fast and with the new hydraulic steering it's absolutely sweet! I'm going to try to get it back in tonight or tomorrow and get a gps reading on the mph, but I'm thinking somewhere around 60-65..any thoughts on the water intake and bilge pumps would be great...thanks!