Posted By: JACKJACK
P-19 Hull Leak Repair - 06/08/09 01:51 AM
While looking for leak points on the hulls of my P19 I came across something interesting. I noticed a hull through-tube for the trap bungee could be spun with my fingers. So I decided to remove the worn exterior grommets,seal the alloy tube in place without removing it, and seal in new end grommets. Well, the alloy tube easily came out with one of the grommets. What was interesing was that the through-tube had a small drain hole at the midspan. I assume this is so water would drain out of the tube and into the hull to prevent corrosion. With a total of 4 tubes, quite a bit of water would be able to get into the hulls.
So my options are:
1. Reinstall the tubes with 3M 5200 (for a flexible joint)and seal the drain holes.
2. Reinstall the tubes with west systems epoxy(rigid joint)and seal the drain holes.
3.Plug the hull openings and leave out the tubes and reroute the trap bungees. The front bungee could go through the front cross member but the rear trap bungee would be difficult to reroute because of the tramp-hull attach channel.
Can anyone suggest the best way to repair this?
Jack
So my options are:
1. Reinstall the tubes with 3M 5200 (for a flexible joint)and seal the drain holes.
2. Reinstall the tubes with west systems epoxy(rigid joint)and seal the drain holes.
3.Plug the hull openings and leave out the tubes and reroute the trap bungees. The front bungee could go through the front cross member but the rear trap bungee would be difficult to reroute because of the tramp-hull attach channel.
Can anyone suggest the best way to repair this?
Jack