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Z50
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 38 City/Region: Alachua
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2018
C-Dory Model: 26 Venture
Vessel Name: Beach Donkey
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:28 pm Post subject: wierd stain |
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Took the boat out this past weekend for four days and a brown stain appeared under the port side gunnel near the cabin. Where is this coming from? I was in clear water the entire time. Pictures are in my album. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20778 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like this is weeping out of a pinhole between the tabbing for the bulkhead, the hull and underside of the gunnel deck. What penetrations are there on the top of the gunnel? It is possible that water travels feet from the point of entry. Most likely you will end up pulling each piece of hardware on top of the gunnel, under cut any core, and then fill with thickened epoxy, re-drill any pilot or bolt holes, and then properly bed with a adhesive/bedding compound--such as 3M 4000. _________________ Bob Austin
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Z50
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 38 City/Region: Alachua
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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There is nothing on the top of the gunnel. No holes. Its coming out of the side. Ill take a better closeup. |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4523 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Almost like spilled coffee or something... |
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ssobol
Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Posts: 3358 City/Region: SW Michigan
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Might be water from the rub rail attachments. Your picture might be showing the inside of the fastening of the rub rail (bump in the upper right of the image). They can rust and the water run down under the interior spray on speckle finish until a break in the finish lets the water come out. You'll probably find that pressing on the interior surface somewhere directly in line above where the water runs out will indicate a blister or bubble in the finish. There may be a noticeable vertical distance between where the water seeps out and a rub rail rivet, but where the water comes out will likely be vertically below where a rub rail rivet goes through the hull.
My boat had these in one or two places. If you seal the rub rail top and bottom with 5200 and press the water out you should be ok. The hull sides are not cored, so a little water seepage down the side is not an issue (IMO). In my case the amount of water was just several drops. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20778 City/Region: Pensacola
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:33 am Post subject: |
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is this inside the cockpit? Is there a bulkhead with tabbing next to it? There will be cleats and perhaps public's, screws holding hatch covers all of which all be on top of the deck.
Tabbing is a narrow strip of fiberglass which holds bulkheads and furniture in place. It is clearly seen in the photo is as a pin hole. Water get into the deck core and travel the length of the boat.
Not tea or coffee stain.
This appears to material from either the core and / or even some un-cured resin by products which will turn dark. |
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tsturm
Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 1134 City/Region: Soldotna
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:19 am Post subject: Re: wierd stain |
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Z50 wrote: | Took the boat out this past weekend for four days and a brown stain appeared under the port side gunnel near the cabin. Where is this coming from? I was in clear water the entire time. Pictures are in my album. |
In my 25, that would be called a rusting rub rail rivet
Aluminum pop rivet with a STEEL mandrel, when they POP the steel ball stays in the rivet. I drilled all mine out & replaced with STAINLESS. |
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Z50
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 38 City/Region: Alachua
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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thataway wrote: | is this inside the cockpit? Is there a bulkhead with tabbing next to it? There will be cleats and perhaps public's, screws holding hatch covers all of which all be on top of the deck.
Tabbing is a narrow strip of fiberglass which holds bulkheads and furniture in place. It is clearly seen in the photo is as a pin hole. Water get into the deck core and travel the length of the boat.
Not tea or coffee stain.
This appears to material from either the core and / or even some un-cured resin by products which will turn dark. |
yes this is inside the cockpit |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20778 City/Region: Pensacola
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:20 am Post subject: |
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It could be from a pop rivet. My initial impression was that it was above the "hull to deck joint/rub rail". But if this is at the same level as the outside rub rail, then I would agree it is a pop rivet. Also concur with questioning why a non stainless steel mandrel is used? |
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DayBreak
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Z50, have you called the factory in Fairhaven, Washington where your boat was made at NMI? I notice your Venture is a 2018 and I would think they have some provision as warranty to make a repair for you even though you are located in Florida. We had a couple of minor issues with our boat, took it to them and they corrected them for free. Gary. |
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journey on
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 3593 City/Region: Valley Centre
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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i called TMI a couple of years ago when I was replacing the pop rivets that had popped out. At that time they said they weren't using the same fastening method. One might check what was used and how they could leak. I replaced them with 1/4 in bolts where I could reach the back and sheet metal screws where I couldn't.
Also, if one mixes aluminum and stainless, there is corrosion. So an al pop rivet with a SS core is guaranteed to corrode.
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tsturm
Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 1134 City/Region: Soldotna
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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journey on wrote: | i called TMI a couple of years ago when I was replacing the pop rivets that had popped out. At that time they said they weren't using the same fastening method. One might check what was used and how they could leak. I replaced them with 1/4 in bolts where I could reach the back and sheet metal screws where I couldn't.
Also, if one mixes aluminum and stainless, there is corrosion. So an al pop rivet with a SS core is guaranteed to corrode.
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All mine were replaced with Stainless pop rivets or #10x32 machine screws all w/ back up washers 10 years ago all good so far
Expensive @50 cents each but only have it do it once. Back then my time was worth something |
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thataway
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Boris is correct, but the replacement rivet would be all SS. I used a bunch of them on one of my RV's, You to use a higher leverage tool, but it works very well. I have built up several sailboat masts using SS pop rivets multiple times and the rigs stood up for years with minimal corrosion..
I save aluminum pop rivets for aluminum projects. If you use Tuf-Gel there should not be bad interactions. If you replace with SS bolts you have the same issue--Maybe in 30 years replace the rub rail?? |
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journey on
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Well, to beat this to death, if you're going to use all stainless fasteners, pop rivets or bolts, please use a plastic washer under the fastener head. The rub rail is aluminum and gets filled with salt water. I also drilled a couple of weep holes to make sure the water had a way out.
I first found out about that corrosion on our sailboat, where the mast was corroded around a ss fastener. That was in Mexico, so that boat was only a couple years old.
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thataway
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Our Cal 46 was 18 years old when we bought it. I checked the SS fittings and all were good, plus I added another winch and some other mast fittings. The difference may have been that the Cal 46 mast was an oversized extrusion, and the mast had been painted from the beginning. If there was any corrosion it was addressed and touched up immediately. I would go up the rig and inspect each fitting before we made any offshore passage, as well as yearly. |
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