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Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
By:peterchech
Date: 9/9/2011, 3:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa (StephenHJ)

: Try putting the boat up on stands, partially filling it with water,
: then tipping it and looking for leaks. If the outside is dry to
: start, any leaks should be easy to spot with about 3-5 gallons
: in the boat.

: Good luck!
: StephenHJ

I also have a leak in my disko bay. Mine was from the stems, where the fabric overlaps. I stapled the fabric, but this didn't leak on my other sof. The slight concavity of the stems may have something to do with this... I have siliconed and will find out this weekend how it holds up.

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Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boat? *PIC*
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 8:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa *PIC*
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 8:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2011, 8:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 8:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2011, 8:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 8:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Doug S -- 9/9/2011, 9:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 9:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
frankp -- 9/15/2011, 8:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa *PIC*
Sean D -- 9/15/2011, 9:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2011, 6:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Jeff Horton -- 9/9/2011, 9:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Sean D -- 9/9/2011, 9:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/9/2011, 1:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Dave Gentry -- 9/9/2011, 10:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
Glenn -- 9/9/2011, 3:35 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
StephenHJ -- 9/9/2011, 11:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How much water gets in your boa
peterchech -- 9/9/2011, 3:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: And the moral of the story is .
Sean Dawe -- 9/9/2011, 7:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: And the moral of the story is .
george jung -- 9/9/2011, 10:23 pm