We have a leak

[webcraft]

Hope that does the trick
I'm late to this thread so sorry if it was already mentioned, but this does sound like one case where a SeaBung might actually be useful. I just dislike them because they proudly boasted on Dragons' Den that they could sell a £6 product for £50 and they were going to actively petition the MCA to have them made a legal requirement for all boats.

Anyway best wishes from Galicia 8)

From "Sailing Today" 's review of the Seabung:

"I was wary of taking Seabung at its word by removing a hose from a seacock and testing it on my own boat. Instead, I plunged it through the through-hull fitting for the log, knowing I could easily remove it and plug the hole if necessary. The flexible dome passed easily through the hole, but on the moderately steep-V of the forefoot, it couldn’t easily form a seal, and water continued to enter, albeit at a reduced rate. So far, wooden bung 1, Seabung 0."

So in this instance, same issue. Wooden bung is on standby, but how the skin fitting standpipe could be forced to out when embedded in a huge dod of shit coloured CT1 is now hopefully hypothetical.

Enjoy Galicia, and if you have a NASA log paddle wheel maybe glass it in! We are rocking and rolling on a visitor mooring off the ferry pier in Gott Bay, maybe Arinagour tomorrow if we are still afloat!

- W

 

[webcraft]

Hmmm... not sure about this repair. Feels as though there are water bubbles under the CT1. Going to stop touching it now, hopefully it will be fully set tomorrow and we will have a wee sea trial.

- W

 

[longjohnsilver]

Hmmm... not sure about this repair. Feels as though there are water bubbles under the CT1. Going to stop touching it now, hopefully it will be fully set tomorrow and we will have a wee sea trial.

- W

I’d go with the idea above of a small bucket or container, cutting a hole in it for cable, then sealing it and then fill the bucket with expanding foam. Certainly far from ideal but maybe a useful temporary solution.

 

[DownWest]

Hmmm... not sure about this repair. Feels as though there are water bubbles under the CT1. Going to stop touching it now, hopefully it will be fully set tomorrow and we will have a wee sea trial.

- W

If it is not actually leaking, you have a dry surface to apply a bit more to. Bit more area can't hurt.

 

[webcraft]

If it is not actually leaking, you have a dry surface to apply a bit more to. Bit more area can't hurt.

Nah, it's actually leaking... not a lot, there's enough water pressure though to blow a wee bubble in the unset CT1. The main thing is, the bulk of it is solid and adhered to the hull so any possibility of catastrophic failure if the flange breaks off is greatly reduced.

Making our way gingerly home via a couple of nice stops. Just crossed Gunna Sound and the wind is perfect for Vatersay, but heading further offshore with a known issue feels like tempting fate so it's Arinagour today.

- W