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That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks for the advice. Last time I went
out, when I put the hole in it, I didn't have a bilge pump so I had to bail water by hand. This time, I'll bring a pump. |
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joeb wrote:
That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks for the advice. Last time I went out, when I put the hole in it, I didn't have a bilge pump so I had to bail water by hand. This time, I'll bring a pump. Are you trying to tell me the top of the keel is NOT sealed and any water that gets in there goes into your bilge? If so, DONT put her back in till you've made SURE the patch cant leak. -- Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED) ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk [at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* HTML & 32K emails -- NUL: 'Stingo' Albacore #1554 - 15' Early 60's, Uffa Fox designed, All varnished hot moulded wooden racing dinghy. |
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The top of the keel is definitely not sealed. When I put the hole in
the bottom of the keel, I took on about 4 inches of water in the cabin before making it back to shore. |
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joeb wrote:
The top of the keel is definitely not sealed. When I put the hole in the bottom of the keel, I took on about 4 inches of water in the cabin before making it back to shore. Well I'd be glassing an extra layer on the bottom, washing with water first to remove any amine blush, drying then wiping down with methylated spirits or acetone to get the last of the water off, then filing back the previous patch and the paint around it with a coarse wood rasp to get a clean keyed surface, then brushing all the dust off, solvent wiping it twice, celulose thinners then acetone then glassing it with 2 layers of cloth, wetted out on a polythene sheet on the bench using epoxy thickened with collodial silica till it will hold a peak like merange mix applied onto more of the thickened epoxy, smooth out any bubbles and the polythene sheet should be held on till it sets with duct tape. Then I could sleep at night if she's kept afloat for the rest of the season. It would STILL want grinding back properly in the winter. At the moment all that is keeping the water out is epoxy on top of paint *WHICH IS DESIGNED* TO SLOWLY COME OFF UNDERWATER. :-( -- Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED) ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk [at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* HTML & 32K emails -- NUL: 'Stingo' Albacore #1554 - 15' Early 60's, Uffa Fox designed, All varnished hot moulded wooden racing dinghy. |
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