Sunfish

NoBozo · 03-22-2010, 10:51 AM

Excellent "Travelogue" APS. I wasn't aware the Sunfish had foam inside that absorbs water. One thing that can't be ignored...If the boat is WET, it has a LEAK and there is absolutely no sense in Drying Out the boat if you are not going to fix the leak.

Before I read the travelogue I would have been inclined to pull the deck off the boat and renew the deck to hull SEAL**...which no one in the travelogue suggested, that I noticed. Most were even reluctant to pull off the rub rail....never mind the deck.

IF..and a BIG IF.. the leak is as simple as a screw hole needing new bedding under some hardware.... I thought about the bailer as well, maybe all is not lost. I would NOT pay someone to take on this job. It will be a money pit in a 1977 boat.

NB

**Note: Is the Deck To Hull Joint glassed, epoxied, or 5200..?? Hopefully ...None Of The Above.

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03-22-2010, 10:51 AM	#18
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Excellent "Travelogue" APS. I wasn't aware the Sunfish had foam inside that absorbs water. One thing that can't be ignored...If the boat is WET, it has a LEAK and there is absolutely no sense in Drying Out the boat if you are not going to fix the leak. Before I read the travelogue I would have been inclined to pull the deck off the boat and renew the deck to hull SEAL...which no one in the travelogue suggested, that I noticed. Most were even reluctant to pull off the rub rail....never mind the deck. IF..and a BIG IF.. the leak is as simple as a screw hole needing new bedding under some hardware.... I thought about the bailer as well, maybe all is not lost. I would NOT pay someone to take on this job. It will be a money pit in a 1977 boat. NB Note: Is the Deck To Hull Joint glassed, epoxied, or 5200..?? Hopefully ...None Of The Above.