[Public-List] 1975 bilge leak

[Lawrence Morris via Public-List]

Solstice 501 has no plywood in the bilge either.



Larry Morris

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> On Mar 1, 2016, at 8:35 PM, Chip Dance via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> No plywood liner on #456 either. 
> 
> I too recently cut out part of the bilge encapsulation as water was obviously passing through /around it.  I found some cement or sand under the glass. Was the steel ballast topped off with cement or sand? When I re-encapsulate the ballast,  should I be concerned about replacing any of that cement /sand? 
> 
> Thanks 
> Chip #456
> 
> Sent using a stone tablet and chisel. 
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Kris Coward via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
> Date: 03/01/2016  5:46 PM  (GMT-07:00) 
> To: Greg Hounsell <greg.hounsell at gmail.com>, Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] 1975 bilge leak 
> 
> 
> Candy Cane's also a 1975 (#583) and has no such floor in the bilge. My
> hunch would be that it's a previous owner addition, and can be safely
> removed.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Kris
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 07:16:54PM -0500, Greg Hounsell via Public-List wrote:
>> Is the plywood floor located about a foot from the rear of the bilge
>> standard or something a previous owner put in?
>> 
>> If it's standard is it structural or just there to hold some bilge hose
>> down?
>> 
>> The one in mine is mostly rotten and of course sitting under the liner's
>> engine pan. I've sealed (at least I think I've got it sealed) the rest of
>> the bilge to keep water out of the keel. But there is still some leakage
>> down into the keel and the last place to try and fix is this floor and the
>> bilge aft of it. Luckily the engine is out for a rebuild.
>> 
>> ...time to cut the liner out for access!
>> Greg
>> #592
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