nikobrogna
New Member
I have recently stripped my entire deck of all fittings and fasteners, in preparatin to refinish it, after doing all the needed glasswork. It was in bad shape. I repaired all of the holes, cracks, and gelcoat crazing. The deck is just about ready to be refinished. However, I still have not been able to completely eliminate the rattling noise that occurs when I roll the boat over, or move it very much. I have cut a hole for a deck plate in the area between the splashguard and daggerboard slot, and have been able to remove a few small chunks of foam. It isn't the white foam that the big flotation blocks are made of, but a different, tan colored foam. I think that I got most of this foam out. I filled the boat with water (I was pretty frustrated at the time, and now realize that it might not have been such a good idea to fill the boat with 100 gallons, or about 800 pounds, of water) and all of the foam piieces floated to the top, where I was able to vacuum them out. I also have removed small pieces of a flakey greenish material, that I think is what the backing blocks for the fittings were made up of. These pieces did not float. There is still a lot of rattling going on, and I can't seem to get whatever it is making the noise to move near the hole that I cut. It sounds that there is a larger piece, and many smaller ones, forward of the hole. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
-Nick
Thanks,
-Nick