[Rhodes22-list] Green goop with leaks

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Graham,

I was hoping you were going to comment on my situation. Yes, I am only filling the holes with epoxy. I will rebed with butyl tape since I will eventually have nice new round (properly sized) hole with which to bed the railing. I am drilling a slightly oversized 5/8 inch hole. Then I will use a dremel tool to take out a very small section of the core around the hole. Next, I will close up the bottom of the hole with some duct tape and fill with west systems epoxy. After a few days, I plan to redrill and countersink 3/8 hole and use butyl tape to rebed the railing.

Chers,
Ted


> On Aug 31, 2015, at 11:03 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Ted:
> I am not sure you intend to bed the bow rail to the deck with epoxy but I
> would not do that. Definitely the plan to remove some core material in the
> holes and filling that with epoxy is critical to avoid core rot - assuming
> your deck is cored with plywood. At some point Stan changed from plywood to
> foam core but I don't know when. For bedding I would use sealant (3M 4200 or
> equivalent - not 5200) or butyl tape. I will be using butyl tape myself as
> it seals beautifully, never hardens and is easy to remove as it has
> virtually no adhesive qualities.
> 
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Green goop with leaks
> 
> Hey guys, looks like I may have the dreaded deck to hull joint leaks on my
> recycled 1991/2013. I also have slight leaks at the bow pulpit through
> bolts. It's leaking green goopy sealant along the port side. I can see it on
> the white/gray carpet on the side of the port hull. I took off the bow
> railing and plan to rebed the through bolts using west systems epoxy. I
> started to clean out the existing holes by re drilling slightly larger holes
> and used a dremel tool remove some of the core material. I feel pretty good
> about the repair as there are lots of demonstrations on You Tube and various
> boating web sites.
> 
> What is the best way to remove the rub rail to inspect the deck to hull
> joint?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ted
> 
> s/v AIRPOWER
> Jacksonville, FL
> 1991/2013 Rhodes 22
> 
> 
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