Hi,

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The
inlet for the toilet's water is right beside the leak, and it
looks to me like the hole in that location weakened the
weld, so the stress from being on the trailer was enough
to crack it.

Most of the rest of the bottom looks in pretty fair shape,
though it will need to be pulled and at least painted
before too long. Can anyone suggest a good way to
temporarily plug the leak for a while? Is there anything
that can be applied under water, but won't be too hard
to remove later when the boat is pulled and fixed correctly?

You can use a two part epoxy putty for an "emergency" repair, but I wouldn't
trust it for any longer than it took to get the boat hauled and properly
restored. Personally would never slap on some goop and then take off on a
holiday cruise as if there were no problem.

On 23 Jul 2004 15:51:24 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

You can use a two part epoxy putty for an "emergency" repair,

That will work under water?

but I wouldn't
trust it for any longer than it took to get the boat hauled and properly
restored. Personally would never slap on some goop and then take off on a
holiday cruise as if there were no problem.

You can use a two part epoxy putty for an "emergency" repair,

That will work under water?

Some of them are specifically designed to work underwater, yes.

Davis makes a product called "Slick Seam Compound" that can be applied
underwater. I've never used it but it may be worth looking into. Found it in
a West Marine catalog.

--
Bill
Chesapeake, Va


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Hi,

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The
inlet for the toilet's water is right beside the leak, and it
looks to me like the hole in that location weakened the
weld, so the stress from being on the trailer was enough
to crack it.

Most of the rest of the bottom looks in pretty fair shape,
though it will need to be pulled and at least painted
before too long. Can anyone suggest a good way to
temporarily plug the leak for a while? Is there anything
that can be applied under water, but won't be too hard
to remove later when the boat is pulled and fixed correctly?

In article iVaMc.7901$fB4.1955@lakeread01, "IBNFSHN"
wrote:

According to a recent TV commercial I saw, use a tampon.

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Member AAAAAAAA
American Association Against Acronym Abuse And Also Ambiguity.

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:24:01 -0500, Jeepers
wrote:

In article iVaMc.7901$fB4.1955@lakeread01, "IBNFSHN"
wrote:

According to a recent TV commercial I saw, use a tampon.

Damn, beat me to it. :)

Later,

Tom

That won't stop a leak. It's kinda a waxy paste to smear in the planking
seams of a wood boat below the waterline. Doesn't work particularly well for
that either.

"IBNFSHN" wrote in message
news:iVaMc.7901$fB4.1955@lakeread01...
Davis makes a product called "Slick Seam Compound" that can be applied
underwater. I've never used it but it may be worth looking into. Found it
in
a West Marine catalog.

--
Bill
Chesapeake, Va


wrote in message
...
Hi,

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The
inlet for the toilet's water is right beside the leak, and it
looks to me like the hole in that location weakened the
weld, so the stress from being on the trailer was enough
to crack it.

Most of the rest of the bottom looks in pretty fair shape,
though it will need to be pulled and at least painted
before too long. Can anyone suggest a good way to
temporarily plug the leak for a while? Is there anything
that can be applied under water, but won't be too hard
to remove later when the boat is pulled and fixed correctly?

In article ,
says...
Hi,

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The
inlet for the toilet's water is right beside the leak, and it
looks to me like the hole in that location weakened the
weld, so the stress from being on the trailer was enough
to crack it.

Most of the rest of the bottom looks in pretty fair shape,
though it will need to be pulled and at least painted
before too long. Can anyone suggest a good way to
temporarily plug the leak for a while? Is there anything
that can be applied under water, but won't be too hard
to remove later when the boat is pulled and fixed correctly?

You may want to look at RayCrete

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...D5&ccurrency=2
&page=44730&category=2,42194,40727


--
MikeG
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net

In article ,
says...
Hi,

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The
inlet for the toilet's water is right beside the leak, and it
looks to me like the hole in that location weakened the
weld, so the stress from being on the trailer was enough
to crack it.

Most of the rest of the bottom looks in pretty fair shape,
though it will need to be pulled and at least painted
before too long. Can anyone suggest a good way to
temporarily plug the leak for a while? Is there anything
that can be applied under water, but won't be too hard
to remove later when the boat is pulled and fixed correctly?



You may want to look at RayCrete

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...D5&ccurrency=2
&page=44730&category=2,42194,40727


--
MikeG
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net