Dave, thanks for looking at that. Re hearing noises, I have not, but I do think it has grown since I first noticed it, likely in a romping 20 knot /3' chop sail where I doubt I would have heard anything. I have not seen water through the crack between liner and deck (though coloring makes me wonder if it has seeped a touch and bolts behind are rusted) but I do see water under the v-berth (you may remember my posts about rust in the ballast lump down there a year ago). When I next pull her out of the shop I'll do a hose test, but that's the only place I imagine that water coming from. Have to admit I'm slightly intimidated by taking dremel to hull- wish our inland burb had a good boat shop and/or some boatyard mentors! Alex On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 12:02 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Alex:
for the past week I have looked at your pictures and reread your email. yes, the crack in the cabin and external crack in the hull/deck joint 'lip' at the bow are separated by a couple of inches (as your graphic to West shows).
I have some questions - are you seeing any water passing through the crack in the thickened putty between the hull liner and the deck at the forward end of the vberth? have you found any water under the vberth? . Are you hearing creaking or cracking when sailing?
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On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 5:44:03 PM PDT, Alex Conley < conley.alex@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,
The attached pdf gives a good overview of the crack in the bow of my
M15
and my repair thoughts (I prepared it to send to one of the West System tech advisors). Any input and advice any of you have would be most welcome- I'm a newbie to fiberglass repair and I'm looking forward to getting this fixed so I too can get the boat in the water!
A secondary question- I'm actually starting to wonder if I should repair from inside. If I do open up the hull liner, is it worth adding a bow eye bolted through the stem? Has anyone retrofitted one and what would be the best way to install it? For those boats with one from the factory, how is it reinforced on the inside of the stem?
Hope others are enjoying the sailing season!
Alex Conley conley.alex@gmail.com