Rotten centerboard housing
EMcali5479@aol.com
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:44:23 EDT
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi all, I'm one of the lurkers here, and have a question. I have a WWP 14,
hull #226 with gunter rig. when I bought the boat a year ago, I noticed that
the housing around the centerboard was a little soft in one area. Being the
novice I am, I thought no big deal, it can't be that bad.
Au contraire, last week I decided to take the paint off and see what was
underneath. I found dry rot in the plywood between the fiberglass housing of
the lazarette and the fiberglass housing of the centerboard. I scraped out as
much of the dry rot as I could and am now wondering if that was such a great
idea. I envisioned dumping a bunch of marine tex down the hole little by
little and then feathering out farther up the housing. Would the marine tex
bind to the rough edges in there (where I'm sure there's still some dry rot),
or should I put in some of that epoxy resin that's sold to stiffen up areas
of dry rot? If anyone can help me out, I'd sure appreciate it. I prefer to
spend more time on the water than on the trailer. Thanks.
P.S. By the way, when my boat is in the water, I keep it on Arrowhead Point,
just south of Kenmore. If all of you who live in Bothell decide to moor in
Kenmore Air Harbor, when and if I get the boat in the water, I'd sure like to
go on a group sail.
I'm also an avid rower, and stoppped by the marina and looked at that
Potter 15 this morning. I think it's sailed fairly frequently, as I've seen
it out on the lake periodically, and the owner hasn't taken off the rudder.
Eric McAlister
WWP 14 #226
Kenmore, WA