cruisecraft sinkings

[stue2]

Thanks Fed, What boat is that? The water that gets in seems to seep past the bungs. I stuck some "o" rings on them and that seems to have worked pretty well.

Just detailed mine so I'll have to go for a crawl next time I go down to the boat.

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hi Chimo. I got a surprise a while ago when checking the side bungs in the old boat when some water came out. Turned out that the water had creeped in past the fitting between the glass and the brass so I resealed the lot and had no more trouble.

By the way, what do the pigtail things do?

[ozscott]

By the way, what do the pigtail things do?

Just act as breathers matey to keep it from getting condensation in there.

Cheers

[Noelm]

they actaully serve a couple of purposes, the allow air to go in and out to allow for expansion and contraction when it is hot and the boat gets dropped into cold water, and I was also told by a boat builder, that when a trailer boat hits waves at a decent speed, the air can compress in the hull (true or not? dont know) and can cause small fractures to form in the gel coat.

[ozscott]

Didnt know it had that dual purpose - interesting.

Cheers