Houston....we have a problem....

[waterwezl]

I got my bulkheads cut a few days ago and was out of resin so I figured I'd wait til this weekend to get them bedded and cover the stringers and all at one time. Well....I left them in place in the boat and covered everything up.
Yesterday I got home kinda late to find my tarp blown across the yard and 6 inches of water in the hull. It rained about 2:30 or so and I didn't get home until about 7:30. The stringers are glassed in and the edges are covered with resin but not the bulkheads.

I brought them inside to dry but the sides of the stringers also got wet. I cant remove them without starting over. Will they dry? If so how long before I can get them in? I don't need anymore setbacks.

Thanks, Jason

 

[gcboat]

Re: Houston....we have a problem....

Air movement is the cure for drying most anything. Don't want heat, just a constant supply of air from a fan or such. Depending on how wet things got it could take a bit to dry out. This may set you back a week or so but don't rush the project. Resin and moisture just don't like each other.

 

[oops!]

Re: Houston....we have a problem....

yep.....re cover and put a small squrril cage fan in there for a week or so

 

[WizeOne]

Re: Houston....we have a problem....

I'd opt for a big squirrel cage fan. The more air the better and you better have a way to exhaust it out from under the cover.