Dan Beisel
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2003
- Messages
- 76
had a question regarding my fiberglass boat. it's a 16' 1970 Jolly Roger w/ Johnson 115. first my concerns, then what i did. <br /><br />the stern of the boat was swamped 
(a whole other story for another time) but quickly recovered, righted and drained. i did all the right things with the outboard according to the manual and it runs perfect. <br /><br />but the other day i started thinking about the hull and how water could have gotten between the deck and the bottom of the hull through the top seams under the trim. <br /><br />so i bored (3) 1" holes in the deck aft to check for water between the stringers. there wasn't standing water but the decking was definately damp. so i drilled some small holes at the bottom of the transom below the deck line and to my relief, the wood was dry and no water came out. <br /><br />as far as i can tell, the transom, deck, stringers and hull are solid. i've been blowing a portable fan directly over the three holes for the past 48 hours and it seems to be drying things out. i plan on filling the transom holes with marine tex and plugging the deck holes with expansion plugs to keep an eye on things in the future.<br /><br />my question is: am i missing something i should be doing? should i be concerned about rot in the future?<br /><br />thanks in advance, this is a great website, can't tell you how much i've learned on it!
(a whole other story for another time) but quickly recovered, righted and drained. i did all the right things with the outboard according to the manual and it runs perfect. <br /><br />but the other day i started thinking about the hull and how water could have gotten between the deck and the bottom of the hull through the top seams under the trim. <br /><br />so i bored (3) 1" holes in the deck aft to check for water between the stringers. there wasn't standing water but the decking was definately damp. so i drilled some small holes at the bottom of the transom below the deck line and to my relief, the wood was dry and no water came out. <br /><br />as far as i can tell, the transom, deck, stringers and hull are solid. i've been blowing a portable fan directly over the three holes for the past 48 hours and it seems to be drying things out. i plan on filling the transom holes with marine tex and plugging the deck holes with expansion plugs to keep an eye on things in the future.<br /><br />my question is: am i missing something i should be doing? should i be concerned about rot in the future?<br /><br />thanks in advance, this is a great website, can't tell you how much i've learned on it!