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Best method to repair leaking wells #105614
05/01/07 09:53 PM
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Inspired by PTP in another post.

We thumped something hard enough at the last regatta of '06 to put a compression chink in the trailing edge of one board down low, at the bottom of the trunk. After that we were sponging out two or three full loads of water between races. The boat is about ready to make the trip to the lot for the season and I've put this repair off for the warm weather.


What are your suggestions for sealing a leaky trunk?


John H16, H14
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Re: Best method to repair leaking wells [Re: _flatlander_] #105615
05/01/07 11:01 PM
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Without knowing the exact situation, a very general method would be as follows.

Cut a hole in the deck so that you can reach inside and repair the trailing edge of the case from the inside of the hull. Then replace the cutout in the deck (you should keep the bit you cut-out).

There are a lot of alternative ways to do this depending on the original construction technique and the extent of damage.

Really need to know:
- Extent of damage to the hull
- Extent of damage to trailing edge of the case
- General hull laminate details (cored, single skin? I'm assuming it is a composite construction)
- General case laminate details

Do the repair properly first time, don't jam a tube of sikaflex into the damaged area, you'll just have to remove it later before repairing again.


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