hospadar
tiny boat fiend
Wondering a little about sealing up leaks - was hoping to get some clarification/tips on stuff that was not entirely obvious to me from other sources
I have a new to me boat that's in decent shape but has water problems - there was a crack through the cockpit floor (now repaired) and quite a bit of standing water in the hull, and, though I haven't weighed it yet, but I assume waterlogging problems. I'm going to install at least one port (unless the foam is miraculously not waterlogged) and begin drying it out.
The leak testing procedure makes sense to me, but I'm wondering a little more about leak repair (if needed) -
I have a new to me boat that's in decent shape but has water problems - there was a crack through the cockpit floor (now repaired) and quite a bit of standing water in the hull, and, though I haven't weighed it yet, but I assume waterlogging problems. I'm going to install at least one port (unless the foam is miraculously not waterlogged) and begin drying it out.
The leak testing procedure makes sense to me, but I'm wondering a little more about leak repair (if needed) -
- When repairing leaks in the daggerboard trunk/hull joints or mast step/deck joint, what sealant is preferable? Sunfishdirect suggests (I think?) thickened epoxy but it seems like 3M 4200 would also work fine (and would be easier to deal with)? Any opinions?
- What about repairing deck edge leaks - Injecting (not thinned?) resin into the joint seems to be the main approach here (and thickened if it's a big gap?) - thoughts? experience?
- Anything else I should be particularly mindful to repairing/sealing in any special way?