After a sail on Sunday I noticed a bit of water in my hulls.
I capsized the boat 4 times and Im hoping that was the cause of the water but Just wondering what the best way to check for leaks on a marine ply boat
thanks
will
Will,
I use a spare inspection hatch cover and drill a small hole just enough to take a football inflation insert thingy. <img src=
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Put your pride and joy on the trailer then get some concentrated soap and brush it around all the obvious joints (hatches, bows, centreboard cases, beams, rudder fittings, chainplates and ply seams) while you have someone else do all the hard work pumping with a bicycle pump. <img src=
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Look for the obvious bubbles etc.
If you don't have a spare hatch cover you can sikaflex the hole back up after you have finished and your'e good to go sailing again.
Regards,
Peter
If its only a cup full after going over 4 times I would recommend you keep using the boat for a while and monitor the situation as you may find its a one off incident or it may only ocur under such conditions.
You hulls do flex a fair bit when under load as you may have noticed when you sit on them.
This causes built up air pressure inside the hull which then escapes causing a vacum effect when the load is taken off the hull. That vacum effect will then suck air and water back into the hull in small amounts from every crack and plug hole. Sand also gets in your seals and causes leaks.
Some days I find no water in my hulls but after a hard days use there can be up to a cup full.
Happy leak hunting and I look forward to seeing you out there... <img src=
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hey flyguy have you bought another mossie have you or did you end up buying a f16
Sold the mozzie as it needed a fair amount of of work.
Bought a Nacra 16ft Square which suits me well...
I did however find the Mozzie crowd to be a good bunch of helpful guys so I cant help dropping a line or visiting this forum from time to time.
Yeah I came down and had a look at it with a mate.
I found myself one not to far from me and having a ball with it even with the capsizes.
Im thinking about taking the cat up to pittwater after I get the new mast sorted and have a muck around with ben up there. Hopefully might be able to see you around there.
Cheers and keep those hulls flying
10 four.
Another idea I passed on to Ben is organising a fish and chip run from plam beach to across the bay to central coast but we can mull over the idea when I run into you at Palm Beach.. <img src=
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