Depending on what you find, oil soaked rags may make a temp seal. I use non toxic salad oil. Unless there is something bad in your harbor mud, the Indian River water is not toxic, I swam in it to clean boat bottom and lived.
Lee Haefele On May 1, 2012, at 10:01 PM, JohnB <catsai...@gto.net> wrote: > Good stuff. On the MKII there is really no areas of egress for water in > the stern, no through hull fittings and motor/s are outboard. Only thing > is the skeg which is bolted through the hull which wouldn't be enough > that big pumps couldn't handle. > > The tarp is probably the best idea as it would seem to be a hull > problem. Having said that the hulls are glass and thick from back when > glass was cheap and weight was not a big issue. > > JohnB > s/c Drumbeat Iroquois MKII > > On 5/1/2012 9:37 PM, Rufus wrote: >> Ouch. Sorry to hear, Vern. >> >>> big hole... >> Bring some gloves. The underside, not to mention any possible jagged edges, >> won't help your hands. >> >>> pump... >> To work best (anywhere close to spec) a pump needs the lowest restriction on >> the outlet possible. Means use as big a hose as the pump will take and rout >> it for the shortest distance and lowest lift. It sounds like the lift out >> the companion way over the side would be about 6'-8'; anything to reduce >> that will improve pumping. The intake also can be a problem, trying as it >> does to eat anything it can reach. >> If the pump you mention (16xx gph) works close to spec, it dumps close to 25 >> gpm; but that's under optimal conditions w/no head. Did the output look >> something like that? That's one 5gal bucket every 12sec so it wouldn't take >> but a few secs to see if it's anything close. If pump is not putting out >> water to spec, a lot of your figuring and planning is based on false >> assumptions and _that_ never helps anything. >> >> Assuming the pump you have is working my best thought: 1) Run all pumps >> full, monitor to optimize and make sure everything is doing the job you want >> it to. 2) Use the plastic or tarp to search for the leak; it sounds like the >> rudder, prop shaft (missing), aft through-hull, engine exhaust are the most >> likely suspects. If you know the sizes you might pick up some conical plugs >> to suit; West will take them back if unused. If you can get a big tarp under >> most of the after section in such a way that you can secure it topsides so >> it stays in place, you might be able dry out on a temporary basis using only >> the one pump in a deep well; probably won't work if your bottom has lots of >> barnacles. >> >> Epoxy putty (grey/black) from plumbing supply houses or the box stores is >> probably less than anything West has; but it's not designed for under water >> and it's not particiularly cheap itself. Comes in 8" sticks or tubes; >> temporary, of course. It's pretty stiff; sets in about 10 minutes after >> kneading parts together >> >> Sheet metal screws hold well in GRP. The hex head version is easier to drive >> than phillips head. If you can find a pneumatic driver you can use battens >> to aid the temp repair. Otherwise you need a strong wrist. The box stores >> (HD at least) sell plaster lathe which might work for battens, but check a >> piece for bend-ability before planning on it. >> >> IF the tarps prove too weak, you might be able to get old coated canvas from >> an (house) awning maker; they might have scrap or trash which would work for >> you. You want the coated kind to reduce water permeability. >> >> Good luck. Hopefully none of the above will prove really necessary and >> you'll just find a hose off a through-hull or something. >> >> Rufus >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
