I'll add "This Old Boat" to my growing nautical library.
Sealed the chain plates with #m sealant. Don't remember the
number. Supposed to be "the stuff".
No standing water inside ever NOW, and little moisture with the
fan.
Ted
Eric Johnson wrote:
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> > (1) There was some, not much, water under the interior liner
> > which had come in and not evaporated or leaked out the hole by
> > the mastpost to be mopped up.
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> I haven't hyped this book in a few months, but "This Old Boat" by Don Casey
> talks a lot about blisters, their causes, and repairs. He cites (repeatedly)
> some study that says the >surest< way of getting blisters is to allow
> standing water in the bilge. Like you noticed, many go away when dried out.
> There are a variety ways to prevent and fix. It could be that the measures
> you have already taken have done the trick. While potters have their
> problems, blisters are certainly not terribly common. So its ok to relax a
> bit :)
>
> > What amazed me is that I can't recall ANYONE else with a POTTER
> > who admitted to having ANY BLISTERS! I don't place any blame on
> > the Potter manufacturer of 1990, stuff happens, and I think for
> > the money the Potter has always been a good buy based on what I
> > see written here.
>
> My 1988 had one dimple I think might have been a blister. I sanded it off
> and put bottom paint over it and haven't thought about it since.
>
> > There do seem to be some leaking problems, and some can be
> > solved by resealing. Some apparently can't. I have resealed
> > the side chainplates twice and they are leaking again. I get a
> > lot of water in the side shelves when it rains. I am going to
> > install a small rubber "umbrella" (or something) to deflect the
> > water away and see if that works. I'll report at end of 2000
> > season. Any ideas appreciated!
>
> How are you sealing the chainplates?
>
> > I now use a solar powered fan in the cowl hole on the forepeak
> > in the summer and will install inside fan when I put her in the
> > barn or under a tarp. The MOISTURE level is GREATLY reduced to
> > negligible now. I think condensation can be as big a problem as
> > leakage.
>
> agreed 100%.
>
> > Regarding preventing blisters by using bottom paint:
> >
> > MY UNDERSTANDING (and I don't know much), is that bottom paint
> > (if you mean anti-fouling) won't keep it from blistering. There
> > are epoxy paints that might help. However, I haven't done that
> > because at this point I think my problem was either that hole,
> > or the inside leaks (or condensation) or all of the above. I
> > had less pimples this spring then last fall. Boat was in the
> > water for a month in spring and 2 months this fall, and
> > yesterday when I pulled her and washed her off there are LESS
> > then there were this spring. My son who was with me the day we
> > discovered the pimples was with me yesterday and he was amazed
> > at the lack of pimples. This reinforces my feeling that the
> > problem was internal.
>
> I think you're on to something there.
>
> Seriously, get that Don Casey book. Libraries have it or its like $24.95 at
> amazon and worth every penny.
>
> -Eric Johnson 1988 P19 #461 "Victoria", Bothell, WA