cordell
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2008
- Messages
- 308
Out on the water today like most every Saturday I took more notice to the water I pump from the bilge. I began to notice on outings that the water would be dirty and start flowing right away. After a bit it would be empty, trolling for a while I then flip the switch and clear water comes out. This tells me it is fresh water from this trip. The water before had to have been from last weeks outing. Thinking back this has been the way it has been for a little while now. Though when going through the muscle inspections my bilge is bone dry! Kind of tricky, where is this water coming from? I pay it no more mind than usual and go about my trip. Loading up at New Hogan Lake I pulled my plug while level and very little water drains out the hole. I get a calm feeling until going up a hill while leaving and in my mirror I see a trail of water! I find a turn off, steep in grade and back down and look to my drain hole to find water flowing like a faucet. Where is the water coming from? I drop and start crawling under my boat a 1970 Glastron TriHull model 156. What I found has me worried, a bolt poking through the bottom and a nice size crack in the hull right next to the bolt hole!!!! I have no clue what to do. The floor needs a little work and this hull damage is directly above the weak spot in my floor, the passenger seat. I bought this hull for a cheap price knowing I was to fix the floor in the off season and was even going to seacast the transom as a preventive repair issue. The boat is great for me and my family, wife and 2 kids. We have room to fish, ride around, and we were getting ready to purchase tubes and wake boards. My motor is solid, a 85 horse that pushes the boat along around 40 mph, gps. Is this a major shut down operation until further notice repair. Or can I seal the hole and crack with some 3M and deal with it when I plan on doing the rest of my work. Better yet should I cut loses before I get to deep and cant afford to get out of it? That is my main concern, I dont want to bite off more than I can chew. I am handy with tools and have the knack to fix just about anything. I just dont want to shut down for 2 weeks and take care of this during the summer, whole reason for owning a boat! lol Please help with thoughts I can and will take the bad right along with the good so dont hold back or try to sugar coat my options. I need to know what you all think. I value the opinions, I can tell myself what I want to hear. But coming from those who know it is hard to turn a cheek and go against the grain.
thanks,
cordell
thanks,
cordell
, the screw removed quite easy once I tore open the deck. The crack seems as if it in not all the way through, would it be some sort of gelcoat on my hull? I do want to reinforce this area with glass from the inside regardless. I am torn between the temp or the full fix. I know I can tear out and fit plywood in one day. The worrisome part is the glass work, ie dry times and the spreading of it. I can spread drywall mud and stucco if it is anything close to this I will be fine. Once my new deck is glued down do I need to glass a thin layer over the deck, or can I just prime the deck with something like KILLS (primer) before I lay the new carpet? I gave up on the lakes around here until after fathers day when I get a downrigger :] So that gives me a little time to get this done. I appreciate all the reply's so far, Thanks!