[Public-List] More Moisture Reading for rainy days ashore

[Anders Bro via Public-List]

I expect that common sense is our best instrument. I got one of those 
meters that the author did not like so much, and used it on my balsa 
cored deck, and found it to be right on the mark. Rotten and soaked core 
was lying immediately below. (I was not so interested in absolute 
values, rather large changes in capacitance that did not correlate to 
bulkheads, and maybe that did correlate with drilled holes through the 
deck.) I was very happy with the capacitative based meter.

Anders


On 10/07/2016 08:18 AM, Mike Lehman via Public-List wrote:
> Skeep,
>
> I used a moisture meter on my aft deck and it gave high readings. I removed portions of the top layer and found a small amount of damp core, but it was not rotten, so, after it dried, I re-glassed the deck.
>
> Mike Lehman
> ~~/)~/)~~
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>
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> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 7:58 AM -0400, "Bill McCoy via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org<mailto:public-list at lists.alberg30.org>> wrote:
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> After taking in a YouTube video on sailboat moisture issues and reading much about core replacement and becoming a bit anxious and somewhat dubious of whether I should rip into my deck next year, I came across this article on the same subject.  I only share it for general information as I am not a pro of this subject in any regard.  It did calm me a bit for the time being and keeps me focused on other fixes that are more apparent than it.  Perhaps I am in denial or perhaps not, but thus here it is...
>
> http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Moisture%20meter%20mythology.htm
>
> Skeep
>
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