: Pic of Saturday's damage - I didn't leave enough leeway for the
: rotting bones of an old hulk. The bottom few timbers have
: throughbolts sticking up, and they're very visible where they
: lay up on shore. I didn't realize how far out into the channel
: they extended.

: The impacts were four, between wave action and bouncing off the
: submerged prong. I have two good dings and two penetrations to
: fix.

: I was able to push the splinters back into place and made it back
: to the launch - about a 45 minute paddle - without much water
: coming in.

: I used an old woodturner's trick to dry out the saturated cedar.
: After cutting back the glass, I soaked the wood with rubbing
: alcohol two or three times. Then I left the boat out in the sun
: for the afternoon.

: Rubbing alcohol is very hygroscopic and will absorb water. When the
: booze evaporates, it takes the water with it. By the end of the
: day the strips were dry and ready for new epoxy.

: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12804249@N08/5877772856/in/photostream

Great information.....hope I don't need it ; ).