paint your bilge wagon. finished

[Bounce19712]

long story short: had engine pulled recently,

gas tank fuel line leaked gas overnight into the cavity below deck outside of a non-draining stringer..... about a quart and a half I reckon....

I have sopped up the standing gas and have a fan circulating air beyond where I can reach underneath deck...

what else can I do to alleviate danger, damage, smell ?

 

[Thalasso]

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

long story short: had engine pulled recently, gas tank fuel line leaked gas overnight into the cavity below deck outside of a non-draining stringer..... about a quart and a half I reckon....

I have sopped up the standing gas and have a fan circulating air beyond where I can reach underneath deck...

what else can I do to alleviate danger, damage, smell ?

Soak up all of the gas ,pour in some dawn or any dish soap and wash and rinse, suck out water with a shop vac

 

[Bounce19712]

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

great! thanks. that's exactly how I cleaned the bilge in that first pic

sadly, I learned of the gas puddle because the gas was soaking into some transom delam in the glasswork....and was coming out of a unsaturated portion of roven near the drain plug. I don't want to think about why that happened or what to do about it... and how far that gas moved underneath fiberglass...lol. 30 year old boat; 40 year old man... I know who beats who. heheh.

 

[Bounce19712]

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Here's the Before picture......

drum roll please.... (to last about a week)..

 

[Bounce19712]

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

taa daaaaa!!!

EZ Bilge paint and 5200 in the drain holes in the stringers ( to seal the wood and lam)

....

Here's the Before picture......

drum roll please.... (to last about a week)..

 

[Bounce19712]

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

Re: puddled gas under deck: best fix?

good work Bounce! you are obviously a good person and have good values and character traits. Must be a fine captain and excellent waterman.