[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 4018, Issue 1
Gordon Laco
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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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> 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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> 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,
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> 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
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> So many I love were not yet born. also see:
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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
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> 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.
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> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:53 PM James Cowhey <james.cowhey at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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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> 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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> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> 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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