[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 4018, Issue 1

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Mon Jun 8 17:39:38 PDT 2020


How did you fare in the storm, Daniel?


Gordon Laco
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> On Jun 8, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Daniel Swords via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> I could not have found the leak on mine without removing it from the cutlass bearing housing and very closely examining the pipe threads which had a very tiny crack. Daniel Swords #525
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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: Stern tube (George Dinwiddie)
>   2. Re: Multiple pock marks on hull below waterline (Richard Hansen)
>   3. Re: Stern tube (Joseph Balderson)
>   4. Re: Stern tube (Joseph Balderson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 19:01:42 -0400
> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Stern tube
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> Gerard,
> 
> I find it very difficult to determine the location of a leak with the 
> boat out of the water. Get a good flashlight and take as close a look as 
> you can. Look for wet spots and then look above them. Be patient.
> 
> In my case, I had failed to completely caulk the upper bolt holding the 
> cutless bearing housing. I saw a water droplet on the end of that bolt.
> 
> Sometimes I've used my phone to take videos of things I couldn't see 
> otherwise.
> 
> When you've found the general location, clean it as well as you can and 
> wrap a paper towel around it. See where the damp spot is.
> 
>   - George
> 
> On 6/6/20 10:29 PM, Gerard Kuperus via Public-List wrote:
>> Thank you again for all the very helpful replies to this topic. I managed to schedule a haul-out for Wednesday, which was a bit of a challenge as boat yards have been closed earlier and many don't allow DIY.
>> As I am getting ready for the haul out, I am wondering how to approach this. First, I need to figure out the source of the leak. Can I inspect the stern tube without taking it out?
>> If the stern tube is fine how do I go about the repair? Clean everything as best as possible? Then pump a ton of 4200 in the the area between the stern tube and the surrounding deadwood? It seems that there is some rubber seal. Should I worry about that?
>> Would it be best to take out the stern tube anyway? It seems Mike got a solid approach to removing it, but again I would rather leave it in unless absolutely necessary.
>> 
>> Gerard
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>   When I remember bygone days                        George Dinwiddie
>   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
>   So many I loved were not yet dead,          http://www.Alberg30.org
>   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
>                 'The Middle' by Ogden Nash    http://idiacomputing.com
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 21:36:48 -0400
> From: Richard Hansen <rdhansenjr at gmail.com>
> To: James Cowhey <james.cowhey at gmail.com>
> Cc: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Multiple pock marks on hull below waterline
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> Thanks for the info, James.  I'll put Pettit on the short list.
> 
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:53 PM James Cowhey <james.cowhey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mocuisle # 56 I had good success so far with Pettit EZ-Tex as a filler
>> sanded fair and then coated with West System epoxy, primer as and bottom
>> paint.  The hull had no blisters after 55 years just dings and scrapes.
>> Been one season since the repair
>> 
>> James Cowhey
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 9:01 AM, Richard Hansen via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>>> ?I have a moonscape of a gazillion small (1/4-1/2) pocks, chips,
>> blemishes
>>> (whatever the right word is) on Sunspur's hull at and below the waterline
>>> (no blisters--she's probably way too old for that).  I suspect these
>> pocks
>>> have been blissfully there for decades, presumably sound under multiple
>>> coats of not completely removed bottom paint over the years?  Now that
>> the
>>> boatyard sanded those security blankets off, what do I do with this 53
>> year
>>> old hull?  Can I just repaint with 2-3 coats of ablative bottom paint?
>> Is
>>> some sort of universal high-build epoxy primer & barrier coat
>> (TotalProtect
>>> or Gelshield or similar roll-on bottom coat) nice to have or need to
>> have?
>>> Seems improbable to hand fill and sand the moonscape.  Thank you for your
>>> advice and guidance.
>>> Richard Hansen
>>> Sun Spur #235
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 22:44:16 -0400
> From: Joseph Balderson <joebinc at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Stern tube
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> Tim Lacky is a good man. Good advice, good techniques, excellent
> documentation. I don't know how one man can get that much done.
> Joe B
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> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 7:01 PM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>> Gerard,
>> 
>> I find it very difficult to determine the location of a leak with the
>> boat out of the water. Get a good flashlight and take as close a look as
>> you can. Look for wet spots and then look above them. Be patient.
>> 
>> In my case, I had failed to completely caulk the upper bolt holding the
>> cutless bearing housing. I saw a water droplet on the end of that bolt.
>> 
>> Sometimes I've used my phone to take videos of things I couldn't see
>> otherwise.
>> 
>> When you've found the general location, clean it as well as you can and
>> wrap a paper towel around it. See where the damp spot is.
>> 
>>   - George
>> 
>> On 6/6/20 10:29 PM, Gerard Kuperus via Public-List wrote:
>>> Thank you again for all the very helpful replies to this topic. I
>> managed to schedule a haul-out for Wednesday, which was a bit of a
>> challenge as boat yards have been closed earlier and many don't allow DIY.
>>> As I am getting ready for the haul out, I am wondering how to approach
>> this. First, I need to figure out the source of the leak. Can I inspect the
>> stern tube without taking it out?
>>> If the stern tube is fine how do I go about the repair? Clean everything
>> as best as possible? Then pump a ton of 4200 in the the area between the
>> stern tube and the surrounding deadwood? It seems that there is some rubber
>> seal. Should I worry about that?
>>> Would it be best to take out the stern tube anyway? It seems Mike got a
>> solid approach to removing it, but again I would rather leave it in unless
>> absolutely necessary.
>>> 
>>> Gerard
>> 
>> --
>>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     When I remember bygone days                        George Dinwiddie
>>     I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
>>     So many I loved were not yet dead,          http://www.Alberg30.org
>>     So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
>>                 'The Middle' by Ogden Nash    http://idiacomputing.com
>>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 22:52:10 -0400
> From: Joseph Balderson <joebinc at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Stern tube
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> Get the g10 tube that has the id that is the same as the cutlass bearing
> od. Leave enough of the tube exposed beyond the stern post for a pair of
> set screws to capture the cutlass bearing. I set the new tube in thickened
> West System. You'll need to have a thoroughly clean shaft alley for the
> glue bond.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 10:44 PM Joseph Balderson <joebinc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Tim Lacky is a good man. Good advice, good techniques, excellent
>> documentation. I don't know how one man can get that much done.
>> Joe B
>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 7:01 PM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Gerard,
>>> 
>>> I find it very difficult to determine the location of a leak with the
>>> boat out of the water. Get a good flashlight and take as close a look as
>>> you can. Look for wet spots and then look above them. Be patient.
>>> 
>>> In my case, I had failed to completely caulk the upper bolt holding the
>>> cutless bearing housing. I saw a water droplet on the end of that bolt.
>>> 
>>> Sometimes I've used my phone to take videos of things I couldn't see
>>> otherwise.
>>> 
>>> When you've found the general location, clean it as well as you can and
>>> wrap a paper towel around it. See where the damp spot is.
>>> 
>>>   - George
>>> 
>>> On 6/6/20 10:29 PM, Gerard Kuperus via Public-List wrote:
>>>> Thank you again for all the very helpful replies to this topic. I
>>> managed to schedule a haul-out for Wednesday, which was a bit of a
>>> challenge as boat yards have been closed earlier and many don't allow DIY.
>>>> As I am getting ready for the haul out, I am wondering how to approach
>>> this. First, I need to figure out the source of the leak. Can I inspect the
>>> stern tube without taking it out?
>>>> If the stern tube is fine how do I go about the repair? Clean
>>> everything as best as possible? Then pump a ton of 4200 in the the area
>>> between the stern tube and the surrounding deadwood? It seems that there is
>>> some rubber seal. Should I worry about that?
>>>> Would it be best to take out the stern tube anyway? It seems Mike got a
>>> solid approach to removing it, but again I would rather leave it in unless
>>> absolutely necessary.
>>>> 
>>>> Gerard
>>> 
>>> --
>>>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>     When I remember bygone days                        George Dinwiddie
>>>     I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
>>>     So many I loved were not yet dead,          http://www.Alberg30.org
>>>     So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
>>>                 'The Middle' by Ogden Nash    http://idiacomputing.com
>>>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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