I removed the horrid ball head toilet from the boat and I have now blocked up the hole. Having used a disc sander to clean around the hole on the outside I put a patch of 3 layers of glass fibre matt soaked in epoxy and held them to the hull with a plastic disc held in place with a piece of wood and a brace. I then went inside the boat and put more epoxy resin and chopped glass matt in the hole as well as a wooden plug. I then put more epoxy on top...no water getting in here!
Here is outside and inside shots...
This is after I had sanded the area and put some surface filler on the hull.
It just needs a final sand and then it can be primed for the antifoul but that is still al while off.
This is the hole from the interior. I just need to sand flat and it will be a base for the locker bottom.
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ReplyDeleteBlimey, four attempts to leave a comment, Blogger doesn't like my Yahoo account :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you are doing a thorough and fantastic job. You have more patience than me. I looking forward to see how you get on with the final finish on the decks. I never got around to doing that on Jelly Bean, it always seemed like too big a job.
Anyway, keep em coming. You are an inspiration :)
Just so you know I'm watching too... :o))
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, much appreciated, I have had lots of problems posting comments and i seemed I was logged into the wrong account but now sorted. I have more to add soon so thanks for watching. Andy
ReplyDeleteHi, interesting. My Alacrity has that interior bit, but I found it when I removed the original looking cold box. No hole on the outside... wondered what it had been for... I guess an optional add on... toilet or cooler.. ;)
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