briangsmith
Member II
I have 4 holes in my (almost) 30 year old E25. I really don't want any of them- 3 of 4 through hulls are starting to 'wheep', 'seep'... and the 1 1/4"
head valve (I pulled the head long ago) is frozen 'almost-' shut; have it capped with a bronze 'nipple' for now... Not good...
As both time and $$ are of the essence here- I only have two days at a time at the boat and would rather sail than do extra and unecessary maintenance- Any reason not to rip out these old, frozen gate valves and through hulls- and just GLASS over? I assume one would cut out marine-ply plugs for starters?? I've got the 'This Old Boat' book- that should tell me all I need to know about fiberglassing (and then some~)
As always, I appreciate any and all feedback from this forum- You guys
always have experience and insights I am sorely lacking.
Thanks.
Brian Smith
Homer, Alaska
head valve (I pulled the head long ago) is frozen 'almost-' shut; have it capped with a bronze 'nipple' for now... Not good...
As both time and $$ are of the essence here- I only have two days at a time at the boat and would rather sail than do extra and unecessary maintenance- Any reason not to rip out these old, frozen gate valves and through hulls- and just GLASS over? I assume one would cut out marine-ply plugs for starters?? I've got the 'This Old Boat' book- that should tell me all I need to know about fiberglassing (and then some~)
As always, I appreciate any and all feedback from this forum- You guys
always have experience and insights I am sorely lacking.
Thanks.
Brian Smith
Homer, Alaska