wjejr
Active Member
Work on my 1971 Sunfish has been proceeding at a good clip. Today I cut a hole for a 5" inspection port. Looking into the hole, there was no water sloshing about, but the humidity inside was very high. When I placed my hand on the dagger-board trunk, it definitely got wet from the condensation.
I don't know the history of the boat, but since it belonged to someone in Gloucester, MA, I have to believe it was used in salt water to most of the time. Surprisingly except for the bailer, all of the screws for the splash guard and the drain on the starboard side screwed right out with little sign of corrosion, so maybe it got sailed somewhere else? The inside of the boat looked and smelled fine.
So my question is, should I wash the inside of the boat out with fresh water? My feeling is if there had been salt water in it the salt residue would continue to attract moisture. The folks at Intensity Sails recommended I do that, but I wanted to get some other opinions.
Thanks for your help!
I don't know the history of the boat, but since it belonged to someone in Gloucester, MA, I have to believe it was used in salt water to most of the time. Surprisingly except for the bailer, all of the screws for the splash guard and the drain on the starboard side screwed right out with little sign of corrosion, so maybe it got sailed somewhere else? The inside of the boat looked and smelled fine.
So my question is, should I wash the inside of the boat out with fresh water? My feeling is if there had been salt water in it the salt residue would continue to attract moisture. The folks at Intensity Sails recommended I do that, but I wanted to get some other opinions.
Thanks for your help!