raven1978
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 19, 2009
- Messages
- 99
First off, boat is a 1985 Bayliner 2150 Ciera Sunbridge
I went out onto the boat today to do a good clean up after the weekends events. Figured i'd give it a good once over top to bottom. Pop the engine hatch to switch on the batt's so i have lighting in the cabin. Start vacuuming the cabin out and figured what the hell i'll pop the cabin bilge hatch. HOLY S!%T, it's full of water, WTF. So i immediately flip the bilge pump on and climb out get on my back and start checking the hull. Low and behold, there is a drop of water coming through the hull(noticed against the black anti foul paint) on what i would call the keel?!?!. Hmm, this is not good. SO i start sanding and find a crack in the gelcoat clear through to the fiberglass, dammit. Now there is a small soft spot in the glass. Great im screwed aren't i? So that being said, I have ripped up the carpet, cut the glass to reveal the completely saturated plywood underneath. I have tore out the plywood exposing the glass in the v-hull. Since i have this exposed inside can i drill a couple small ( 1/8") holes so all water drains out of the glass, then re-glass the inside, then gel the outside? Or am i totally fubar'd now and have a pile of scrap sitting on the trailer? I can glass and gel, have done a few things here and there, but never on a structural repair.
ANY HELP OUT THERE
I went out onto the boat today to do a good clean up after the weekends events. Figured i'd give it a good once over top to bottom. Pop the engine hatch to switch on the batt's so i have lighting in the cabin. Start vacuuming the cabin out and figured what the hell i'll pop the cabin bilge hatch. HOLY S!%T, it's full of water, WTF. So i immediately flip the bilge pump on and climb out get on my back and start checking the hull. Low and behold, there is a drop of water coming through the hull(noticed against the black anti foul paint) on what i would call the keel?!?!. Hmm, this is not good. SO i start sanding and find a crack in the gelcoat clear through to the fiberglass, dammit. Now there is a small soft spot in the glass. Great im screwed aren't i? So that being said, I have ripped up the carpet, cut the glass to reveal the completely saturated plywood underneath. I have tore out the plywood exposing the glass in the v-hull. Since i have this exposed inside can i drill a couple small ( 1/8") holes so all water drains out of the glass, then re-glass the inside, then gel the outside? Or am i totally fubar'd now and have a pile of scrap sitting on the trailer? I can glass and gel, have done a few things here and there, but never on a structural repair.
ANY HELP OUT THERE
