--- You wrote: Question: How do you know there would be a 2 inch gap underneath the repair? That sounds very, very unlikely unless someone dragged the boat up the highway like Henry suggested. The more likely scenario is that the fiberglass became worn where you indicated from normal dragging on and off the beach and the prior owner added a layer of two of fiberglass over top of the worn area before any breakthrough actually occurred. Bottom jobs on older boats to build back up the fiberglass thickness are very, very common. As soon as there is even a small hole in the bottom of a hull, the boat will take on water very quickly, so it is hard to understand how someone could end up with a 2 inch hole by one third the length of each hull. I am sure there is more than one member here who can testify as to how quickly a hull begins to fill up when you just leave out a drain plug. Rick Stanley Hereford, MD H18m and H16
From: Henry Woodbury [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ye cats! Sounds like somebody did some land sailing right up the highway a few miles. But if it didn't leak any more than you say, it must be a good repair. On 24 Dec 2004 at 22:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've read the angle on draining should be drastic, so the trailor > itself with Hobie cat attached is tied to the rafters at a 45� > angle...so I feel pretty good at the draining part. Maybe this would > describe the repair better. It's my opinion that if I removed the > fiberglass repair, there would be a 2 inch gap, stretching 1/3 of the > hulls that I could put my hand into. Hope this helps, Bob Henry Woodbury Henry Woodbury Athens VT '78 H16 Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links --- end of quote --- It is a very strange thing to look at now that I can get a perfect visual in it's winter storage position. I'll have to shine a bright light on it tomorrow and see if the repair has depth to it? First glance, tells me the [whole] that I describe is not weakended hull, but missing hull. However, perhaps with a bright light I can look through the opaque repair and see the original hull?? At least everyone agrees so far that what ever happened, someone did a great repair! What a great list to be on!!! Bob Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
