Re: I bought 'Missy'
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 9:50 pm
Yes Geoff what it actually is, the single lead ingot at the very back just behind the centreboard case actually has a front lip to it and that cross bulkhead that sits down right at the back of the centreboard case in the keel, actually sits on that lip of the lead with some of the lip protruding forward of the bulkhead. Then, the lead ingots on either side of the centreboard case sit in there on their edge starting right in front of the back lead.
The side pieces of lead then sit higher than the lip at the back and then there is a VERY light layer of fibreglass over the side lead ingots but it is not fibreglassed over that lip that I am talking about. In other words, if water gets down into those two small lower sections ( about 2 inches square) right at that back ,small bulkhead that are lower than the side lead, because it's not sealed there by being covered with fibreglass, then the water can seep down there and sit under and around the lead each side of the centreboard case.
Because there is no seal at the bottom of the bulkheads in the keel front and back of the centreboard case, then this water can flow forward and back in the lead compartment and you would never know that it is there. With the boat on the trailer and you wind the jockey wheel up high, the water will flow to the back. If you lower the jockey wheel so the front of the boat is as low as you can get it, then the water will flow right to the front. This is how mine was although the water in mine got there through torn fibreglass on the under side of the keel.
Once you have dried it out as much as possible with the boat sitting level, you could then use a syringe with a needle on it and stick the needle down in that little lower portion at the back and see if you can suck up any more water. Also, if you raised the front of the boat, I reckon that water would then flow back and fill that lower section again. If this is the case, I would remove the lead as I said previously to dry it out properly, but, if you are lucky and those two small lower sections are actually sealed with flow coat of paint, then there may not be water down under the lead .
If there is, you wouldn't want to leave it sodden down in there as over time it wouldn't do the boat any good at all. Also, there is thin pieces of foam wedged each side of the side lead ingots which absorbs water so it gets held in there sodden.Just really worth a thorough check. Let me know how you go. If it is wet there, I can help you fix it. Good luck. Looking at the photo you will see where that little lower section is at the back of the lead. In this shot, you can see that I filled around the lead with pouring some expanding foam around the lead. That lip of the back lead can be seen here in white. This was then filled with bog and then fibreglassed over the whole thing, sealing it permanently.
Cheers
Photo below is after it was fibleglassed.
The side pieces of lead then sit higher than the lip at the back and then there is a VERY light layer of fibreglass over the side lead ingots but it is not fibreglassed over that lip that I am talking about. In other words, if water gets down into those two small lower sections ( about 2 inches square) right at that back ,small bulkhead that are lower than the side lead, because it's not sealed there by being covered with fibreglass, then the water can seep down there and sit under and around the lead each side of the centreboard case.
Because there is no seal at the bottom of the bulkheads in the keel front and back of the centreboard case, then this water can flow forward and back in the lead compartment and you would never know that it is there. With the boat on the trailer and you wind the jockey wheel up high, the water will flow to the back. If you lower the jockey wheel so the front of the boat is as low as you can get it, then the water will flow right to the front. This is how mine was although the water in mine got there through torn fibreglass on the under side of the keel.
Once you have dried it out as much as possible with the boat sitting level, you could then use a syringe with a needle on it and stick the needle down in that little lower portion at the back and see if you can suck up any more water. Also, if you raised the front of the boat, I reckon that water would then flow back and fill that lower section again. If this is the case, I would remove the lead as I said previously to dry it out properly, but, if you are lucky and those two small lower sections are actually sealed with flow coat of paint, then there may not be water down under the lead .
If there is, you wouldn't want to leave it sodden down in there as over time it wouldn't do the boat any good at all. Also, there is thin pieces of foam wedged each side of the side lead ingots which absorbs water so it gets held in there sodden.Just really worth a thorough check. Let me know how you go. If it is wet there, I can help you fix it. Good luck. Looking at the photo you will see where that little lower section is at the back of the lead. In this shot, you can see that I filled around the lead with pouring some expanding foam around the lead. That lip of the back lead can be seen here in white. This was then filled with bog and then fibreglassed over the whole thing, sealing it permanently.
Cheers
Photo below is after it was fibleglassed.