[Rhodes22-list] Latest on the Boat part two

[Tootle]

Hank,

     You are the captain on this project.  How can you dry the inside by
maintaing a full pond?  Captain Rummy has a method for finding leaks.  You
get inside and someone squirts the boat with a hose.  That way you find the
leak.  Would you get in while on stands?  So in the meantime, would it be
prudent to dry the thing out and prevent further deterioration?  
      Bye the way, much fiberglass damage is caused by water from inside the
boat.  Does it freeze where you are?  Blisters and fiberglass destruction
are often caused by water from inside the boat.  Fiberglass is not
waterproof.  I do not have time to find the many references on this, but you
might start with Don Casey if you want to disprove me.  Or you might want to
read some surveyors comments.  
       Surely you are not planning to put a sealer on a damp hull in the
spring?

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA

Hank-5 wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> 
> Covering it with a tarp is treating the symptoms, not finding the problem.
> Once she is in the water I won't be able to cover her with a tarp but rain
> will still come down.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On 11/14/06, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hank,
>>
>> Am I missing something?  Rain water usually comes from the sky.  Get a
>> cheap
>> blue tarp and cover the whole thing.  Leave ends open enough for
>> ventilation.
>>
>> To clean the drains, get a bottle brush on a very long wire handle.  Try
>> Harbor Freight Tools, mine cost about 3 bucks and has about a 30" handle.
>> Or a piece of plastic coated 12 gauge wire with the tip bent to get
>> around
>> that first bend.  If you clean the tube from outside, stand back when you
>> clear the blockage.
>>
>> If the boards dry out just get a good water resistant primer then paint
>> the
>> boards.  Actually thin or penetrating epoxy sealer will work.  Add
>> pigment
>> to make it opaque to  hide stains.  Brown pigment will work fine.  This
>> is
>> a
>> lot easier than fitting a new piece of plywood.
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hank-5 wrote:
>> >
>> > Rummy,
>> >
>> > The wood may be strong enough but it looks like s**t so we would like
>> to
>> > replace it.  I don't think it is the ports because it is just too much
>> > water.  50 gallons in 1 month from the ports?  It's got to be pooling
>> from
>> > the decks some place and then coming in.  We plan to try a hose and see
>> if
>> > we can spot the water coming in.
>> >
>> > Hank
>> >
>> > On 11/14/06, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hank,
>> >> You might try drying the flooring out. You would be surprised at how
>> long
>> >> marine grade ply wood can withstand water. Once dry, it may retain
>> much
>> >> of
>> >> it's
>> >> original strength.
>> >> If you do have to replace it, the only wood to use is marine grade
>> >> plywood,
>> >> 3/4 inch if memory serves me. You might have to special order it from
>> >> Lowe's
>> >> or  Home Depot as I doubt that they stock any.
>> >> My bet is that the seals around the front opening ports are sealing.
>> From
>> >> there it's a crap shoot.
>> >>
>> >> Rummy
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