In reading your excellent article you note that you used colloidal silica. What is that, and does it come with the 105 system? Daniel On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:30 PM, W David Scobie wrote:
daniel:
rebed the hardware as soon as possible. if water gets into the balsa core BIG problems down the road.
i have outlined the process, in text and pictures, i took in rebedding the handrails that were leaking, on my M17, SWEET PEA. the steps are essentially the same for all desk hardware.
take a look at my www-site:
www.m17-375.webs.com
the specific page is -
http://m17-375.webs.com/rebeddinghardware.htm
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.us
--- On Sun, 2/20/11, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
Montypals:
Just got #208 from Bob Becker. Nice craft. Just did the driveway sail today in preparation for a real sail soon!
A couple of the through deck fittings are leaking a bit. These may be leaking through the section of wood core on the deck. There is no weakness there that I can feel. I noted a bit of water in the cabin after the big rain we had even with the boat covered. I can see the fitting that is leaking. What is the best way to deal with this, and what products do I need? I read somewhere that I should remove the fitting, use a bent nail or something on a drill bit to get out some of the core, and epoxy it first. Then redrill and seat with polyurethane sealer? Have I got the right idea here? What products to use?
Daniel
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