To any other Southwind SR655 owners out there who are contemplating this kind of work. The good thing about this boat is you can do the work...
Hey fallguy, Yeah ingress was coming from a couple of places. On the transom and connected rear stringers. the boat was in the water for 17 years...
Hi Hi tpenfield, you are so right! Yeah the vaccum pump process was a learning curve. Heres a few pics. I made a seal at the base using silicone...
UPDATE. I connected a vaccum Pump to a silicone based suction cup I made and started evacuating water from the stringers. My gadget worked well...
Ahhh ... just saw your post now. Sounds like a good product.
Hey gonzo, thanks for the sandblasting tip. I plan to re flow-coat most of the boat. Would your sandblasted tip work for roughing up the existing...
Yep that is right. I’ve removed the outer layer of glass and the timber and only left with the glass on the other side. There is evidence of mold...
Ah thankyou ondarvr. That was what was bouncing in my mind too ... pool chlorine. those trim boards you mentioned is that like the artificial...
Hey missinginaction, Re boat: I think I’ll run with a structural composite like this Thermo-Light Board Product Range | Constructive Composites...
Hey guys thanks for the robust discussion. Missinginaction I did wonder that about the core however I have had such ranging advice from people and...
Thanks for your advice guys. I hit the project today and started investigating things more earnestly. They say in boats that water intrusion is...
Thanks gonzo ... that is a serious (and much easier) option. What do u think about the drying out option I mentioned?
I did consider this Gonzo however I was thinking that if I don’t deal with the existing rot and dampness it will eventually infect all of the...
The hull is solid glass. There is no balsa or anything like that. The only timber is in the stringers, bulkhead and transom.
Hi all, I recently purchased a Southwind 655 21.5ft) 2003 model with a Yamaha 200 four stroke at a bargain price knowing I had water ingress...
Thankyou Ilan, you clearly have a lot of experience around this topic. I will get photos and sketches and start a new thread. Thankyou all!
Thanks for your detailed reply. The transom at the moment is a low concern as I aim to replace it when it’s needed. The only rot I have round is...
This boat has pretty thick glassing around the ply frame so I’m loathed to rip it up if I can help it. The other option I was thinking of was to...
Ah that is interesting. One of the concerns I had about the vacuum idea is that it would probably draw air into the damp timber thereby...
ok I’ve dropped the ethylene glycol thoughts. Thanks all for your thoughts. I got hold of an article thanks to Brenden in this forum that showed...
