Hi Folks, 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? Anyone done it successfully? Best method? Replace? Whom do I contact? Current Design best? Thanks for the help! Tom *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
"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/ ***************************************************************************
On 23 May 2005 at 20:10, Dave Kruger wrote: > Tom, until we know something about the plastic, it is a little tough > to tell which adhesive will work, If it's the same as most Current Design's kayaks, it's ABS afaik. Black plastic, either smooth or pebbled surface? > 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. Or 3m 5200. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 23 May 2005 at 21:17, TomL wrote: > Replace? Whom do I contact? Current Design best? If you choose to replace it, CD can probably sell you a new bulkhead. That will be more difficult than following Dave's instructions for a repair. I once ripped out a CD Solstice forward bulkhead and you have to cut away most of it and then rip the remaining out with brute force. I could come up with no other way to get the sealant to let go of the bulkhead flange. If I were to replace the bulkhead, I'd skip the CD replacement and go with a fiberglass or Kevlar one - sloped and wrapped around the rear of the cockpit. Same difficulty in removing the old, but a cheaper and nicer replacement. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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