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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
By:StephenHJ
Date: 6/30/2011, 5:12 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak (Stephen Troy)

: I've got a small leak in my yost-style SOF, and am trying to locate
: the source. Anybody have suggestions on finding a
: difficult-to-find leak? I thought about pouring water into the
: hull and sloshing it around, hoping the dry exterior would
: reveal where water can escape.

: Occasionally I get an idea in my head and then more experienced
: folks have a better one. Any thoughts?

That actually sounds like a pretty good idea. Possibly just keep filling it while it's up on sling stands? A steady drip might be easier to locate than a small damp spot. (Not too full of course...)

StephenHJ

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Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 6/30/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
StephenHJ -- 6/30/2011, 5:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 8:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Scott Shurlow -- 7/1/2011, 9:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 10:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 2:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 5:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Noel Bennett -- 7/1/2011, 10:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/2/2011, 4:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/3/2011, 4:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/4/2011, 12:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 3:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/5/2011, 10:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
David Bynoe -- 7/1/2011, 11:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Tony Ling -- 7/1/2011, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:13 am