Crew save sinking yacht using cement

[bikedaft]

Cement is significantly denser than seawater so for near surface holes some form work rising upto the waterline would allow the head of cement to stop the water flow. Chicken wire, rags, wood, paper shredded etc can all be used as bridging agents mixed into the slurry to bridge the hole.

I should also add that salt is an accelerator and will speed up setting time, sugar is a retarder and will slow down or even stop setting.

thanks

the boat in the OP was filling up their centre board case by the sound of it, ie "shuttering" in place already

 

[Isobel]

Hi Erbas,

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No. Shan't. YBW should fix the website

 

[Bru]

Hi Erbas,

Our mobile site is currenlty down so if you're trying to view it via mobile or tablet it will display the error message, apologies for this.

I guessed as much but many thanks for the confirmation

Bru