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[davidkath]

What would cause the hull, in the ski storage area, to be coated with dirty oil?

[tiggerman]

A couple things could cause that, such as leaky oil lines in the engine compartment. Look around your oil tank and the big lines coming from the bottom of the tank all the way to the engines. Check the filters as well and make sure they aren't cracked. The filters should be inline in the big lines. Look also at the sending unit gasket in the top of your oil tank. It has a big rubber gasket it slips into. The one on my Speedster seeps oil if I fill the tank too much. If you find a leak in any of the oil lines, STOP!! Repair them before you run the boat again. If there is too much oil to tell, get some bilge cleaner and clean your ski locker and the bilge area, and look again the next day.

[davidkath]

A couple things could cause that, such as leaky oil lines in the engine compartment. Look around your oil tank and the big lines coming from the bottom of the tank all the way to the engines. Check the filters as well and make sure they aren't cracked. The filters should be inline in the big lines. Look also at the sending unit gasket in the top of your oil tank. It has a big rubber gasket it slips into. The one on my Speedster seeps oil if I fill the tank too much. If you find a leak in any of the oil lines, STOP!! Repair them before you run the boat again. If there is too much oil to tell, get some bilge cleaner and clean your ski locker and the bilge area, and look again the next day.

The engine compartment is pristine. I'm wondering if it is from the exhaust. Though, even if that is leaking, there'd be evidence of it before it runs into the well.

[tiggerman]

If you're not the original owner, myabe there is a "spare" quart of oil left in the ski locker that has leaked. I doubt the exhaust would cause that, if so there would be evidence in the engine compartment.