[Public-List] 1975 bilge leak

Wed Mar 2 06:57:05 PST 2016

Thanks Jonathan. 
I figured removing the loose sand and leveling off with epoxy was the solution,  but it never hurts to ask. 

Chip

Sent using a stone tablet and chisel. 

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From: Jonathan Adams via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Date: 03/02/2016  7:52 AM  (GMT-07:00) 
To: Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>, Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Subject: Re: [Public-List] 1975 bilge leak 

The pig was held in with a sandy grout / cement of some sort. When I had the engine out, I dug into the sand until it was clean, and then poured a mixture of epoxy and kitty litter in until it was all nice and smooth.
Thought I was going to dig through the bottom, but never actually reached it.
Jonathan

      From: Wes Gardner via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
To: Lawrence Morris <morris.lc at verizon.net>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] 1975 bilge leak

Hi All,

I've got sand way down at the bottom too. I was trying to clean any gunk out while the motor was out and found sand....I stopped digging with my spoon-on-a- stick after about an hour. At first a thought it was 50 years worth of accumulation from just normal use but maybe not ?..:-)

No liner either...

Wes
#196 Griffin's Faith

> On Mar 1, 2016, at 9:25 PM, Lawrence Morris via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Solstice 501 has no plywood in the bilge either.
> 
> 
> 
> Larry Morris
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> 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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