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ronrryan
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Initially Posted - 11/03/2002 :  16:41:41  Show Profile
Well, it came today to be Orion's turn to deal with the flow of water into the admiral's berth from the anchor locker. Them with mates, matey, will tell you this condition leads to serious unpleasantness for the skipper. Caulking the wee tube had no effect. We discovered why during the tubectomy when the 1/4 in. copper tube was found to be leaking throughout its length, perhaps galvanic corrosion after twenty plus years in salt water. Naturally this job would be easy enough if Orion was on a trailer, but she has never seen a trailer since birth, except when PO had her commercially trucked from NY to Fla. So, hanging upside down likw a bat on the seawall (the usual yachting position) I passed successively larger drills through from outside to inside. Would be easier to do inside to outside but my drill plus bits would not fit past the chain/rode channel, not to mention we discovered that the teeny drain was offset to stbd considerable. I knew Leon Sisson had used schedule 40 1/2 in pvc, but I did not have a drill for that O>D>, but DID have one for 1/2 in O>D> flexible water line, so used that. It is an engineers bit must be 18 in long, so it made the whole deal a bit of an adventure. Then, cleaned up area, mixed marinetex, buttered sanded tube, buttered up insertion area, stuck a drill bit into the tube to keep it from being clogged with marinetex whilst being positioned, and slid works through, making a bit of the traditional "volcano" at inner end. Outer end projects a bit, thoroughly sealed with marinetex, Cleaned up the usual mess with acetone, and the bar is now open. If this doesnt work, walking inland with oar is next step. Fair winds to all, ron #2343 Orion sr sk SW FL
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/03/2002 :  21:01:47  Show Profile
Good work, Ron... I may have to do something similar in the cockpit transom drains--the brass tube in one has cracked, creating a leak that ends up in the bilge. I did a temporary repair with some caulk, but I can't count on that for long. Damned acid rain...

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT
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