[Rhodes22-list] How's your keel work progressing?

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Hi Graham:

Sorry you are having trouble. I don't know what the hole sizes are, but I
wonder if you might use something like a device that is used to control
dampness in closets and pianos. It circulates warm air in confined spaces.
Here is a link <http://www.dampp-chaser.com/home.php>. Just a thought.

Good Luck,

Shawn
S/V Sweet Baboo (Recycled 86)



On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 3:55 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Thanks Rummy:
>
> I have tried both sucking and blowing. The water is at the bottom of the
> keel in and around the cement fill which is cracked so I can't get a tube
> down there to suck up the water. So now I have drilled some holes at the
> outside bottom of the keel and have the  shop vac blowing in from the top
> in
> the hope that the pressure will push the water out. It is working to some
> degree and at least I can see if the water is dripping. When I drill a new
> hole I often find that the material the comes out is damp. I doubt that
> either strategy will work and even evaporation seems problematic as the
> water is in and around the keel material where there would be very little
> air circulating. If I seal it up while there is any significant water in
> there I might well have the problem of the cracks develop come freeze up.
>
> I have wondered about these options:
>
> - trying to flush out the moisture with alcohol,
> - adding antifreeze and seal it up,
> - just let the vacuum go for as long as it takes,
> - cutting out large chunks of the sides of the keel and remove what is
> there
> and letting the area air dry,
> - pour in thinned epoxy, epoxy paint or polyester thinking it would go to
> the bottom and displace the water up where it might do less damage or be
> more prone to evaporation.
>
> None of these options are particularly appealing either because they might
> not work or involve a huge effort - I have kind of had my fill with huge
> efforts. I am rally annoyed with myself for letting this happen. With the
> large cracks open for three years I at least figured that any water in the
> keel would have drained out. Now that I have nicely sealed the cracks I
> have
> water in the keel.
>
> Graham
>
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> Graham,
> Good idea of using the shop vac, but I think you will have better results
> if
> you taped it off and sucked instead of blowing. I have used this method to
> remove moisture from several projects over the years including industrial
> flat  roofs that were saturated with water.
> I recently purchased ($113.00 from Amazon) a cheap 10 x 20 canopy to put
> RumRunner under so that I can rebed her ports. Rains here are hard to
> predict  and she won't fit into my garage.
>
> Rummy
>
>
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