[Public-list] Water weeping from keel

[EddieDiver at aol.com]

The area below the sole in the V-berth, at least, was filled with scrap  iron 
(steel?) for weight and then filled with a concrete made from a lightweight  
aggregate.The concrete was then covered with a fiberglass reinforced  
polyester sole. This lightweight concrete is much more porous than regular  weight 
concrete. If there is any way water can get into the concrete (ours  leaked in at 
the weep hole from the anchor rode locker), it would drain out when  the boat 
"is on the hard".
 
I removed the old deteriorated fiberglass sole, allowed the concrete to dry  
with the aid of heat, and then recovered with new fiberglass. No trouble since 
5  years ago.
Ed. Schroeder #303, Emotional Rescue".

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