[Public-List] Oily Bilge

[dan walker]

mike
  i scooped all of that sand out of mine, then used a shop vac to get as much out as possible, poured water in to loosen as much as possible of the remainder and vac'd that out a few times. allowed to dry, then poured a layer of expoxy on top of that spot, epoxied in pieces of dry oak--cut to fit as well as i could, then put a layer of glass over all of that. i extended the glass up about six inches . i did not paint the lower bilge because somewhere i read about paint that flaked off and jams up the bilge pump at inopportune moments.
   
  the sand and corroded  wood i pulled out filled a two gallon bucket about 3/4 of the way up.
   
  after doing all that , i am not sure just getting the grunge out and stopping might not have been all i needed to do.
  dan 
  rascal 145

Mike Dwyer <mdwyer at dejazzd.com> wrote:
  Thanks George,
I appreciate your suggestions. In searching the archives I was some what 
reassured after learning others have faced similar conditions and both boat 
and owners survived.
Thanks, Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dinwiddie" 
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" 

Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Oily Bilge


> Mike Dwyer wrote:
>> Hey guys could use your help in cleaning up an oily bilge. I
>> purchased "Imp" last fall . At the time it had been leaking oil into
>> the bilge via a bad dip stick connection. I pulled the engine to make
>> repairs and to clean / paint the bilge. In the process of cleaning
>> the bilge I am coming across what appears to be concrete at the
>> bottom of the bilge and it has begun deteriorating. Three questions:
>> Is it normal for Albergs to have concrete in the bilge for ballast
>> and would it be feasable to remove the remnant to clean the oil out.
>> Lastly what would you recommend to clean the oily surface prior to
>> painting. Thanks greatly appreciate your thoughts!
>
> I'd suggest a liquid laundry detergent to clean the bilge, but you don't
> want to pump it overboard. I've used a shopvac to clean out the bilge,
> before.
>
> I don't know about the bilge details of the older boats. The ballast,
> however, is cast iron, not concrete. You may be seeing the covering
> over the ballast.
>
> - George
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