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Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
By:ppodge
Date: 4/22/2014, 3:17 pm

Finished - or so I thought - filler coats on Bjorn Thomasson spindrift and put it in the water for sea trial to make sure all was well before sand and varnish. Since there are no hatches was pretty hacked off to find water in bow and aft spaces after short sea trial paddle.
I thought OK so gave the hull another coat of epoxy and tried again. Result was same though a lot less water inside.
So should I just keep going with epoxy coats or is more drastic action required?
Drastic action as in forget it and its gelcoat time?

Any thoughts?

Makes me wonder if water I thought was from leaky hatches in previous builds was due to same reason.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
ppodge -- 4/22/2014, 3:17 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2014, 5:17 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/22/2014, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
John Messinger -- 4/22/2014, 6:55 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
Etienne Muller -- 4/22/2014, 7:50 pm
What kind of rudder does it have?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 8:12 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig Robinson -- 4/22/2014, 9:36 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Rod Tait -- 4/22/2014, 11:40 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/23/2014, 4:57 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig -- 4/23/2014, 5:23 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2014, 5:48 am
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ppodge -- 4/23/2014, 7:55 am
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Justin -- 4/23/2014, 2:51 pm
Re: Is this the Bailer?
John Messinger -- 4/23/2014, 4:59 pm
Re: Is this the Bailer?
Justin -- 4/23/2014, 5:19 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2014, 6:02 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig robinson -- 4/23/2014, 9:54 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2014, 11:10 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 11:09 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig robinson -- 4/24/2014, 12:11 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Al Zahler -- 4/24/2014, 2:00 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/24/2014, 6:08 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2014, 3:13 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Ancient kayaker -- 4/24/2014, 5:45 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Paul Hansen -- 4/26/2014, 10:18 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/27/2014, 1:02 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Etienne Muller -- 4/27/2014, 2:59 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2014, 12:27 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/28/2014, 4:35 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Paul Hansen -- 4/29/2014, 12:41 am