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Bruce Chilton
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Initially Posted - 11/03/2001 : 17:06:40

Over a year ago, a contributor (I can't remember his name) to this forum wrote about using a shop vac to create positive presure within the cabin of his C25 or maybe it was a C250, and then using a soap and water solution to go over the fittings on the bo

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Response Posted - 11/04/2001 : 08:00:43

Thats different...it makes sense...I like it

thanks

Robin on the "Breakin' Wind"

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/05/2001 : 10:39:53

Bruce,

Interesting method. About how long did it take you to check every single last piece of hardware?

dw

Duane Wolff
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Bruce Chilton
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Response Posted - 11/05/2001 : 22:25:16

Checking the hardware took the least amount of time, about half an hour. The time consuming parts were fitting the plywood to the forward hatch and taping up the companion way boards and hatch.

Bruce

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 : 09:01:28

What about your bilge/bilge pump(s)? did you have to do anything special with that so that the cabin would pressurize? (makes me think of the flight attendant, in case of loss of cabin pressure, these cheap masks will magically fall from the ceiling).

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Bruce Chilton
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 : 15:26:32

Duane,
I shared your concern about acheiving and maintaining pressure.
That is what prompted me to use an electric leaf blower instead of a shop vac as the air pressure source. I don't know the actual numbers in terms of milibars of pressure or cubi

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Ed Monague
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 : 00:55:53

We used to use the same technique to find leaks in Hobie hulls. After doing this many times to many boats, I read somewhere that it only takes 4 or 5 psi to split the hull seam. Ouch!!! When you give a little thought to the preasure needed to make bubb

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