is a temporary repair to a plank going to work?

[trouville]

I was moving my old fishing boat which i use to potter about on the local canals in walm dry weather, and sliped off my tractor adn triped the release bar!! The boat crashed the last perhaps foot or so to the ground.

To planks next to the garboard planks split along the rivit line for about3/4 feet haveing just changed 4 planks last year i rather hoped to go for a potter before the cold sets in soon.

Question: If i remove the rivits and glue and rivit planks on top of the broken ones,between the ribs. The old plank still overlaps so shouldent leak much by way of the part under the rib.And being clinker shes very strong anyway,

Any coments sugestions? i just want to use it on a very quite canal not the river section.

I cant see why it wont work?I wont be running aground, and such a repairs very quick! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Mirelle]

I'd try it.

 

[trouville]

Thats reasuring!! I thought you might say i should do the job properly!!

But yes this way i only have to remove one section of rivits not pull out the whole section.The crack runs down the raised part inside,

The reason the planks cracked is that its dry! i wanted to put her in the water to take up

Ill do it over the weekend

Thanks!

 

[ccscott49]

I'd try it as well, after all it will get repaired properly later! Plenty of sikaflex, squeezed in should do the trick.

 

[trouville]

Ahh no!! Firstly i dont have any polysulfide, polyurathene is over priced but i may otherwise used it for a tempory repair as i have to remove the plank next year if i have time anyway!!

That of course is a good idea ill pour tar(far less costly) along the fracture inside that will help but will be carful not to spill it or the airodux wont hold!!

Really good thought of yours and of course polyurathen-sikaflex would do the job of stopping the water coming in.
I just wonder if i do run aground (with one foot 4 draft???) would the split retern? it is possiable to sink anywhere after all!!!

 

[Porthandbuoy]

You could consider a lead or copper tingle tacked over the split, with lashings of sealant under it.

 

[ccscott49]

Cant you put a plank on the outside, thin enough to form with the plank and screw it down on sikaflex, or similar remove screws later and plug the holes, when you repair proper like!

 

[Mirelle]

That's what I would do. (Indeed, look at almost any assortment of tired old clinker boats on a hard and you will see examples!)

 

[robind]

Make it a biggish patch! do it on both port and stbd sides, paint it nicely and call it a wear patch or chaffe pad /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif)) don`t have to change it then for a couple of years at least.
Rob