My Boat Leaks

[J-Doc]

This is "split squeezins"

View from bottom side of hull

When your hull has a split that's allowing water to squeeze in little by little.

Luckily, I used West Marine's fiberglass epoxy repair products which is as strong as steel (modulas of elasticity = 36,000psi). Which simply means it takes 36,000 pounds per square inch to make the epoxy resin and fiberglass mix to pull apart beyond it's limits.

View from top side of hull:

Here is a view of the fine woven glass layers (3 layers min) laid over the "peanut butter" fill (poly-fill with resin mix)

I have an "after" view from bottom side somewhere. It basically shows a 3/4" wide fill of epoxy resin & poly-fill mix which hardened in about 15mins.

I have beat this boat to death in choppy water last summer. I drive it fast and hard on choppy water unless it's unsafe and then I slow down. I had to remind myself, "she's 35yrs old....take it easy on her" several times. To this date, the repair has held up. I honestly think my repair is the single strongest part of the boat now. Simply put...........I believe in West Marine's system. It's bad stuff!!!

[bfishn]

Bunch of danged city slickers... :-)

spilt (not split) = spilled

squeezins == corn squeezins == moonshine

translates to;

"Sure it was water and not spilled moonshine?"

Mo' better?

[J-Doc]

OOOoooohhhhhhhh..................................................

My bad.

Well I think mine could still qualify as "split squeezins" LOL!

[kjackson]

From experience...it could be a faulty drain plug or the area around the drain itself. It's worth a quick check. Neither is a difficult fix.

[J-Doc]

Or aerator intske. I had mine crack on me in winter waters. It was old and needed replacing.

As wrench said "plumbing". Faulty plug is a possible cause as well. Brass screw type or rubber friction plug?

[David Unnerstall]

Bunch of danged city slickers... :-)

spilt (not split) = spilled

squeezins == corn squeezins == moonshine

translates to;

"Sure it was water and not spilled moonshine?"

Mo' better?

I am REALLY happy that is what it is.

[David Unnerstall]

OK I will take it out on the water by myself with a lot of portable light and my dentist's mirror and do a some investigating. That is once the weather breaks and I can get it out of my mother's garage. I don't live in my mother's basement but my boat stays in my mother's garage -- I wonder what that means.

[Jerry Rapp]

OK I will take it out on the water by myself with a lot of portable light and my dentist's mirror and do a some investigating. That is once the weather breaks and I can get it out of my mother's garage. I don't live in my mother's basement but my boat stays in my mother's garage -- I wonder what that means.

as long as you are not making your mom park outside and scraping ice every morning it means you are pretty smart, and fortunate.

[J-Doc]

Mine is in my mother-IN-LAWS garage.

I don't care if she does scrape ice every morning! Hahaha!! She doesn't by the way. But it's the thought that counts.

[Quillback]

I am REALLY happy that is what it is.

Whew, so am I..