My 16' 1998 Fisher Spectrum has been leaking since I got it in 2011. I filled the hull with water and found the leak - at the support of the front bunk.
I poked a hole in the floor. From what I can tell, the crack is near the stringer (I think that's the name of the longitudinal support). To complicate - there seems to be foam fill along the outside third of the hull. The crack seems to be in the foam section.
I'm prepared to chop a hole in the floor, but am unsure how big to make it and where to go from there. I think I have to make it big enough to remove the foam, weld, then replace foam and floor hatch. Anyone know these boats or what to do? I have zero experience with this. I do have a good aluminum welder lined up.
Any help or advice is much appreciated - from how to cut the hole, to removing the foam, to healing the cuts, to new foam or not!
I poked a hole in the floor. From what I can tell, the crack is near the stringer (I think that's the name of the longitudinal support). To complicate - there seems to be foam fill along the outside third of the hull. The crack seems to be in the foam section.
I'm prepared to chop a hole in the floor, but am unsure how big to make it and where to go from there. I think I have to make it big enough to remove the foam, weld, then replace foam and floor hatch. Anyone know these boats or what to do? I have zero experience with this. I do have a good aluminum welder lined up.
Any help or advice is much appreciated - from how to cut the hole, to removing the foam, to healing the cuts, to new foam or not!