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Mark Maxwell
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Initially Posted - 05/28/2006 :  20:53:59  Show Profile
It seems that my battery spent the winter on it's side. All of the acid spilled out and has settled in the bilge. I have a fin keel so the lowest point is the area that the keel is bolted to the hull. I've cleaned the entire bilge with sodium hydroxide to nutralize the acid. any idea on the affect this will have on the fiberglass? I've noticed some discoloration to the keel just about where the 'smile' usually is located. I sprayed it with the caustic and got a small reaction. So I'm sure that some of the acid followed the keel bolt to the keel...not lead it's iron. What other concerns should I have....I'm sick about this.

Mark-
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1978 C25 #533 SR/DIN/FIN ~_/)~
Bakersfield, CA.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 05/29/2006 :  11:19:06  Show Profile
It seems that you've covered all the bases Mark, That being said I'd continue to flood the area with baking soda and water and wait and see what gives. What else is there to do? Pull the keel bolts? I don't think so. It seems to me that any neutralising agents applied to the area will find its way to where the acid went and do it's job. Short of that it's a wait and see game from where I'm sitting. The worst thing happening is happening to you, not the boat. I remember playing with acids when I was younger and noticed that metals applied to acids tend to neutralise the acid as the acid tries to eat the metal.

Val on Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/29/2006 :  16:45:49  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by tinob</i>
<br />I remember playing with acids when I was younger
Val on Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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WOW! I played with Hot Wheels and a GI Joe! I wasn't into the hard stuff.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/29/2006 :  21:21:04  Show Profile
<i>Originally posted by tinob</i>
<br />I remember playing with acids when I was younger...
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boatgt
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Response Posted - 05/29/2006 :  22:51:18  Show Profile
This may be a little far fetched? If you are wanting to remove the acid could you figure out what liquid would be heavier than the acid then fill the bilge with it and skim the acid off the top. Not sure this would even work with acid but maybe? Just trying to think ouside of the box.
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