"TomL" <tletourn_at_maine.rr.com> wrote: > I've discovered my rear bulkhead has quite a long stress crack which leaks > water into the day hatch compartment. Of course this is when I take on > water into the cockpit! :) > > My boat's a glass Gulfstream built with original plastic bulkheads. > > Repair? Tom, until we know something about the plastic, it is a little tough to tell which adhesive will work, although nine chances out of ten, if you roughen the surfaces adjacent to the crack, out half an inch or so, with 80-grit sandpaper, Aquaseal will take care of it. Do one side, wait a day, and then do the other side. A wipe with rubbing alcohol on a clean cloth to clean the surface half an hour before applying the Aquaseal is a good idea, too. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 23 2005 - 20:11:04 PDT
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