[Public-list] Bilge

[James Schueler]

John,

It's definitely not plywood; it is fiberglass. Black in color but that
could be due, at least to some extent, to years of oil that sat in the
bilge. When I bought the boat there was some smell to it, I can tell you
that.

What is coming up is a hard fiberglass substance that makes up the
bottom of the bilge. It's coming out in pieces so the bilge is no longer
a smooth surface. There appears to be a soft sand type of something
underneath. I suppose I'll have to fiberglass the bottom of the bilge
but I want to get a good look at it before I do anything. I just thought
that someone else may have had a similar experience.

Thanks,

James
#170

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Subject: Re: [Public-list] Bilge

> 
James
This sounds like rotting plywood from the battery box floor.
 I have been there and after removing all of the rotting
plywood I was left with a deep long hole.  Since I was
upgrading my battery supply I found this to be an ideal time
to redesign the box for my batteries.  I did not take
photo's until I had installed the floor but did to show my
battery layout.  These are on the web site under the
maintenance disorganized section and is labeled batterybox
check it out
 
John Boor
MAHSEER #380
Hello everyone. 
>  
> Would anyone have any idea why the bottom of my bilge is
> coming apart? I pulled the boat out on Saturday and had it
> brought to the house Sunday morning. As I started cleaning
> the bilge, large sections (2” x 3”) of the bilge floor
> were loose and came up when I vacuumed the small amount of
> water that remained. It would be easy enough to lay some
> fiberglass in there, although nothing is too easy when
> working in that area, but is that the best solution? Any
> help and advice would be appreciated.
>  
> 
>  
> James Schueler
>
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