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BJ694
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24 May 2015 : 17:29:10
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Hi Guys need some advice, recently after a capsize when I tried to retrieve my boat from the water it was full of water (took half an hour to empty) when I opened the small transom plug
Thought's and remedies please
A Newlove
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NEILW
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2015 : 19:32:02
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Hello- assuming the area was dry before you set out I would first of all check the transom hatch cover is fitted properly and the seal is in good order- during a capsize this can be below water level and will allow water in if your on the side for any significant length of time.
If this is all good then you may need to look elsewhere for issues - centreboard casing has been know to have issues together with leaks between the flooding tanks and the under floor sealed chamber. I guess you can check for obvious leaks by maybe using a very low pressure air line fitted through a spare transom plug and liberally applying some soapy water around all the joints/seems that you can find.
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BJ694
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2015 : 18:56:07
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Hi Neil yes boat was dry prior to capsize
Has anyone else had the same problem, the transom inspection hatch has been sealed shut by using sealent by a previous owner, could water be getting in from the side tanks, it was so heavey we needed 5 people to get it out of the water, don't know what I would have done if I was in my own cheers Alan
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grahn
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Posted - 06 Jun 2015 : 18:12:59
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| Do the repairs fit a air line to the transom bung fill it with pressured air and look for leaks. i guess the stratos is more complicated because of the filling tanks but ignoring those might be worth pressurising the hull with an old pump and see what gives |
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deswift
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Posted - 06 Jun 2015 : 19:30:58
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As Neil says above, be careful not to over pressurise the hull. if you have a hoover/vax that blows as well as sucks, perfect. You can easily cause damage by blowing too much air in !!
Usually, where the two halves of the hull join in the centreboard case is where they leak and typically when the hull flexes, when you're planing over waves, causing vacuum/pressure/vacuum/pressure any water that floods in past the slot gasket gets sucked into the buoyancy. Impossible to reach it to affect a repair though..
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gallons and gallons of water after capsize
