[C320-list] New problem......

[Greg Arnold]

   Is the crack in the liner, or in the hull?  Does your boat have a bilge
   sump, or is it one of the older ones without?
   If the crack is where the bilge sump fairs into the canoe body, you may
   have a major structural problem.    The glass there is pretty thick,
   and you won't have any water coming through unless  there is a major
   crack in the hull.  Has the boat run aground hard?
   I sail on a C400 that also had a tiny crack in the bilge.  When the
   boat was hauled, you could move the keel back and forth while the boat
   was hanging in the sling.  Not good.

   On 11/27/2015 11:46 AM, Kaare Wold wrote:

Windy City...my opinion of using silicone the crack is not a good idea.  A crack
 can propagate and indicates a possible structural problem.  Silicone is a "band
aid" coverup approach that could mask a serious problem.
Kaare Wold
Sheet Music #945
Sturgeon Bay,  WI

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On Nov 27, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Diane [1]<dianeflr at aol.com> wrote:



I just discovered a tiny tiny crack.    In my bildge.    Just seeping thru & my
boat maintenance man has no idea what to do.  Thru hull for master at pump is dr
y- no seepage from holding tank...  Can we just silicone caulk this?   Diver com
es monthly & has not noticed crack.... She was hauled last June and bottom was p
erfect!!

Any ideas out there?????

Captain Diane Fowler, Sellstate Realty,  cell. 239-850-4935.    Sent from my iPh
one

References

   1. mailto:dianeflr at aol.com