Tingles

[EASLOOP]

I have a pesistent minor seep at the join of the iron keel and the stem in my wooden sloop. Thinking of a copper tingle with Sika to stem the flow for a while. Has anybody tried this? How are they attached etc. Your experiences will help.

regards
John

 

[Mirelle]

This may sound like a silly question, but how do you know where the water is coming from?

I don't like the idea of a tingle; I respectfully and cautiously suggest that you check the stem to keel scarph stopwater, espescially if she has been ashore for a while, and if that looks OK then consider dropping the keel and re-bedding it (consider, only, for the time being!)

 

[EASLOOP]

Re-bedding the entire keel, plus new bolts, is very much the order of the day and will be undertaken v. soon.

I know where the water is coming from becasue I poured water into the bilges just forward of the mast and watched it pour out at the keel/stem joint. I have re-caulked with cotton and red lead/putty but I still have the seep. With the water on the outside perhaps it will not seep. I will let you know. Launch date is 23/07

regards
John

 

[Peterduck]

Like Mirelle, I have always regarded tingles as a temporary "bodge", applied in desperation on a beach somewhere in order to get you home. When inspecting 'Swallow's hull before buying it, I was pleased that there were no tingles evident; they are a sure indicator of [a] serious trouble, and a bodger owner.
Peter.

 

[EASLOOP]

At about 0330 today (why do some people say "0330 this morning"?) common sense prevailed. Tingles are out - I expected such a response - and the treatment is to remove the offending piece of wood and replace with a new piece nicely bedded in. That has been my rule all along this project but I guess I was just getting a bit frustrated with matters.
Thanks for input

John

 

[Mirelle]

I must apologise for teaching Grandmother, but do check that stopwater!

As you say, it may well take up once afloat for a few days.

 

[AuntyRinum]

I have two tingles on the hull of my boat, which were added as a belt and braces solution after we thought that the seams in those places might need some help but weren't really sure if there was a real problem. Can anybody tell me what view a surveyor would take of this if she was ever surveyed?

 

[ccscott49]

He wont be pleased to see tingles, that is for sure, any wooden boat surveyor worth his salt would want them removed to check underneath them.