Joeslost
New Member
Hello all!
I just last week purchased my very first Sunfish sailboat for $350. The previous owner expressed some concern that some water made its way into the hull, and after my first expedition on the water (wow what a blast) there was defiantly water in the hull. At this realization I made two resolutions, search for the leak(s) I obviously have and install two inspection ports so I can air out the inside. After draining the hull from the deck drain, I decided to install the ports first. The first went in with out a hitch just forward of the dagger-board and aft of the splash guard. The second was to be installed on the aft deck just a few inched forward of the rudder mount. To my dismay as I cut out the fiberglass, there was foam underneath; where according to the PDF on this very forum, no foam should have been present. So my question to you all is this. Wtf do I do now?? The foam is pretty saturated in water I wonder if I cant just scoop it out, or should I just fiberglass over the hole and forget the second port? Thanks all!
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--Joeslost
I just last week purchased my very first Sunfish sailboat for $350. The previous owner expressed some concern that some water made its way into the hull, and after my first expedition on the water (wow what a blast) there was defiantly water in the hull. At this realization I made two resolutions, search for the leak(s) I obviously have and install two inspection ports so I can air out the inside. After draining the hull from the deck drain, I decided to install the ports first. The first went in with out a hitch just forward of the dagger-board and aft of the splash guard. The second was to be installed on the aft deck just a few inched forward of the rudder mount. To my dismay as I cut out the fiberglass, there was foam underneath; where according to the PDF on this very forum, no foam should have been present. So my question to you all is this. Wtf do I do now?? The foam is pretty saturated in water I wonder if I cant just scoop it out, or should I just fiberglass over the hole and forget the second port? Thanks all!
IMG_20170701_200518.jpg
--Joeslost