Good along the toe rail too and arond the heads of the toe rail fasteners On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 10:35 AM Richard Bush via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote:
> Score one for Dennis! He has been the leader in touting Capt. > Tolley's...I now use it religiously! > > Richard > s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596: > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane > <https://maps.google.com/?q=2950+Breckenridge+Lane&entry=gmail&source=g>, > Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: C&C List <[email protected]> > Cc: Bruce Whitmore <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Nov 23, 2018 8:53 am > Subject: Stus-List Cautiously optimistic re; Repair of PortaBote stern > leaks > > Hello all, > > I thought I'd let you know that I am cautiously optimistic about a repair > of leaks on my PortaBote. It was leaking at the port and starboard corner > of the transom as well as in the center joint. Not a lot, but say half a > gallon or so per hour when we were in the boat. > > I bought the larger bottle of Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure: Captain > Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure 8oz Bottle > <https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQ6XHWC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1> > > The manufacturer touts that it is thinner than water and penetrates cracks > through capillary action. I agree. I assembled our PortaBote with > exception of the transom board, and tipped it up against a fence to hold > the boat at a 45 degree angle. I then applied the sealant, dripping it > down the joints both from the top of the transom and down the seams at the > bottom of the boat. Initially, I applied too much. > > Previously, I filled the boat up with water, and never saw water leaking > out, but it would come in when we were in the boat. When I applied the > sealant and came back a few hours later, some of it had leaked out at the > corner and center joints. I let it cure overnight. Then I did it again, > and less leaked out. It took about 5 applications, but finally it stopped > leaking out, and I let it cure another couple days. After the final cure, > I poked around with my fingers and it felt very flexible, yet still a > little sticky. > > We launched yesterday and took it for about an hour run. NO leaks! > > I say "cautiously" optimistic, as I have not put it through a couple > folding/assembling attempts and tests, but it seems good at this point. > > Thought you'd want to know, > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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