[Alberg30] Bilge Restoration

[George]

Ahoy Voyager   chopped at that wood 2 years ago looked to me like redwood
and some degraded concrete . I scraped  some of that out  poured in some
alcohol let it set   pumped it out dryed it the best I could , and poured in
about 1 in of west systems epox. There is a small piece of wood exposed  in
the rear that i covered also  George K a 259
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From: "Voyager Toronto" <voyagertoronto at hotmail.com>   To:
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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] Bilge Restoration


>
> I have a problem with the bilge bottom on Voyager. The narrow fibreglass
> base of the bilge has broken away, and the marine concrete (that's what it
> looks like) underneath is disintegrating from having been exposed to water
> for a long time. The disintegration of the concrete reveals an
encapsulated
> wood member running forward--I presume into the iron keel.  I don't know
> what the function of this wood piece is; I'm guessing there's another one
> set into the forward end of the keel, and that they were used to help lift
> the keel into place during assembly (this is a wild guess!). At any rate,
> the bottom of the bilge at this point is a mass of disintegrating concrete
> encapsulating this piece of wood. At the aftermost end of the bilge area,
> the disintegration has gone real deep, down to the very hull.  I'm
planning
> to remove as much of the rotten concrete as possible, dry out the area,
> re-pour concrete, and resheath with fibreglass. Can anyone help with info
as
> to:
> a) Is this really concrete I'm looking at, and what's a suitable brand of
> material to replace it with?
> b) anyone know what this piece of wood is doing here?
> c) Anything amiss with what I'm planning to do, or anything I should also
> consider?
>
>
>
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