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| - | ==== Boat Body Leaks ==== | + | ===== Boat Body Leaks ===== |
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| + | [[:repair#drainsbailersleaks|Main Repair Page - Fixing Leaks]] | ||
| **Larry <lbussing@…>** \\ | **Larry <lbussing@…>** \\ | ||
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| + | **David Scherrer** \\ | ||
| + | 04/16/14 #15596 | ||
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| + | ….– Finding the leak……..\\ | ||
| + | OK so I have figured out a way to find the leaks in your Ski, if indeed one does have leaks. Use the rubber plug with the hole drilled in it, located on deck. Remove the venting tube/support fixture form mentioned plug. | ||
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| + | Find foot pump for bike. Use the small funnel attachment suppled with foot pump. Insert the pump nozzle in plug. Next mix up some water with dish soap. Place ski on saw horses. Insert plug in the drain and pressurize hull, no more than 5 lbs. Go around boat to suspected leaking areas and apply soapy water. Any leaking air will show as bubbles and Vola ! | ||
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| + | **Leaks and - …\\ | ||
| + | Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| + | 04/17/14 #15597 | ||
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| + | In fact 5psi might be too much- be very cautious of overpressure. I used a hair dryer held loose over the open hatch to get slight positive pressure. Confession: I've cracked seams simply by putting too much water inside the hull when I was trying to rinse dried salt out of the interior. The design is strong against outside pressure, but very weak against overpressure from inside. Like an eggshell. | ||
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| + | More: I've applied vasaline at hull penetrations: ruddershaft, ruddercable entry/exit, and the threads and O-rings on hatches. When I applied to the rubber vent plug the petroleum caused the rubber to degrade (had to replace rubber plug). For those with finer sensibilities: use "Plumber's Silicone Sealant" (expensive, but really nice stuff). Coating these points has stopped some very fine leaks and now my boat is bone dry at all times, (one of the older boats in the fleet). | ||
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| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
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