There is a guy on the Tartan 27 web site that has been using a two stage vacuum pump to dry out his deck core and keel. He claims to be able to pull a vacuum so strong that he can boil water with an ambient temperature below 50 degrees F. His user name is "cstroup". He has posted under both the "Discussion" and "Projects" forums. He uses several descant filters and a "cold filter" with dry ice to condense out the extracted moisture. This guy has really given some thought to the process.
I have no idea how much a two stage pump costs, but the concept of drilling a hole to suck the water out and then pump resin back in sure sound appealing to me. http://www.tartan27owners.com/discussion.htm OT along these lines - I have a section of sill plate in my detached garage that has wood rot. The outer third is soft, the inner is solid. Also the tail ends of some rafters are "slightly" rotten. The garage did not have any ventilation and a PO planted several trees too close. We have cut down the trees and replaced most of the old siding with plywood. We will install new siding and soffits. I am hung up on dealing with this sill with the rot. I am think of using a penetrating epoxy from www.rotdoctor.com or Git Rot. Please contact me off list if you have any suggestions as to whether this is a good or bad idea. Thanks, steve Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
