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Getting old ain't for sissies...
Lydia asked me yesterday, "What would you like to do on your birthday?"
"Work on the boat - same as last year and 2009!" :{)) So, today, I'll continue removing anything which doesn't look all that great in the stern part of my skeg, recently available now that the rudder's dropped. A massive (well, for any "blister" type of experience) amount of water came out of some test holes Lydia opened, so I got out the grinder and created the grand canyon, in effect. The nature of the layup, a two-part hull, and having to do the joining/taping in a tight space with a 60°-ish curve (where the rudder fits into the rear of the skeg) meant that there were some open parts between the hull layup and the taping inside. We'll pack those with glass chop resin, and then go about laying up from there on out. I'm of mixed mind as to whether I include pictures of all that in the bottom job or the "drop it" section on the rudder. Probably the rudder, or we'd never have been able to do it. Pix later, when it's finished. L8R Skip, older but not much wiser, probably :{)) -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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Getting old ain't for sissies...
"Flying Pig" wrote in message
... Lydia asked me yesterday, "What would you like to do on your birthday?" "Work on the boat - same as last year and 2009!" :{)) So, today, I'll continue removing anything which doesn't look all that great in the stern part of my skeg, recently available now that the rudder's dropped. A massive (well, for any "blister" type of experience) amount of water came out of some test holes Lydia opened, so I got out the grinder and created the grand canyon, in effect. Told ya so, Skippy. There goes your (and the other's) argument that spraying fresh water on the outside of your hull and letting it dry would *draw out* and dry out any moisture (osmotic fluid) within the laminate. So, now you have a little proof that you were mislead by the fool who advocates that dumbass, fresh water spray method. What does all this mean? It means that there is plenty of osmotic action going to occur the minute you splash. This means new blisters appearing in your months of hard work and fairing. This means you shoulda listened to good old Wilbur and dried out your hull for a couple of years in a cold and dry climate before repairing and fairing. But, there is one positive I can think of. With all the fairing work your bottom will be smooth and fast for maybe six months before big blisters rear their ugly heads. Before the new blisters occur your boat just might be fast enough to keep up with mine. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Getting old ain't for sissies...
Hi, Wilbur, et. al.,
Told ya so, Skippy. There goes your (and the other's) argument that spraying fresh water on the outside of your hull and letting it dry would *draw out* and dry out any moisture (osmotic fluid) within the laminate. So, now you have a little proof that you were mislead by the fool who advocates that dumbass, fresh water spray method. Not quite. The area involved was well under any laminates - and, indeed, there were no blisters. The water came from voids which I assume, looking at the structure, probably filled from the bottom up. It was real water, not just uncatalyzed resin. Admittedly, it smelled, because it had been against fiberglass, and, in a couple of small areas, had penetrated into areas with a small amount of what I assume were uncatlyzed resins. Proof of the pudding is that we took the yard's moisture meter to the skeg. The last time we did that, the starboard side was dry, and the port side was "wet" (not on the surface, but by the meter). Surprise - it's not, any more. We were also pleased to note that we had a very low reading everywhere else, radically different than when we started this over a year ago. OT, it turns out you were right 6 months ago, as we've been here in the yard a year (now, not then!) :{)) The amount of time away from the boat has been staggering, however, and this rudder cavity project was specifically reserved for Lydia, who's now back on the boat, after 3 months off. She and I are glad she's back :{)) But it meant that it didn't get started until recently. What does all this mean? It means that there is plenty of osmotic action going to occur the minute you splash. This means new blisters appearing in your months of hard work and fairing. This means you shoulda listened to good old Wilbur and dried out your hull for a couple of years in a cold and dry climate before repairing and fairing. Nice try. Dry and cold climate is fine as long as you've flushed out all the WSMs which when they get water in them, expand, and make blisters :{)) But, there is one positive I can think of. With all the fairing work your bottom will be smooth and fast for maybe six months before big blisters rear their ugly heads. Before the new blisters occur your boat just might be fast enough to keep up with mine. LOL! What a concession. Thanks - it's high praise from you :{)) Seriously, with the amount of barrier coat and bottom paint we're going to put on, I believe water will be hard-pressed to find a way into the resin areas... OT, I don't know if I commented on the cutlass portion of the shaft work. As expected, despite a very high compression, it wouldn't come out without cutting, which was pretty straightforward. Cleaning out and oiling the cavity, prepositioning my crank-it-in (which wasn't sufficient to get it out, above) gear, and leaving the cutlass in the freezer overnight meant that I was easily able to hammer (2# sledge on 2x4) it in most of the way, and very easily pull it the rest of the way with my compressing setup. Better than last time, too, as the cutlass this time is dead flush with the skeg, whereas, last time, it was out ~1/8". Still waiting for final word from the only shop in the area (Savannah, which isn't really "in" the area) which shows that they do stationary journal machining, to see if this rudder post can be sent off for machining. If not, I'm back to the epoxy prep, application and smoothing. L8R, y'all Skip |
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"WaIIy" wrote in message
news [trim] You surely do your thinking based on a false premise. Anyway, what is the cure for carpenter ant holes? I expect temites will be your next problem. They are attracted to poop stuck to the waterline. Wally, you should really try to grow up! -- Sir Gregory |
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