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68 WhaleR posted 10-04-2009 09:26 PM ET (US)
I have a spider crack on the outside rear sides of my OUTRAGE 18 that has little bits of foam coming out. I wipe it off and in a few days or week it has a little bit again coming out. Is this cause of swamped boat? Do I need new gel coat now before puting in the water?
I just finished my deck cover after many months, so another big problem is not what I really want to hear. But I can take if I have too.
thanks
Erick
contender posted 10-04-2009 10:47 PM ET (US)
Foam coming out of the hull? Sounds more like you have water in the hull and it is coming out through the cracks.
jimh posted 10-05-2009 05:50 AM ET (US)
The foam in the interior of a Boston Whaler Unibond hull is generally completely cured and in a state where it cannot flow or ooze through a crack.
68 WhaleR posted 10-05-2009 06:51 AM ET (US)
Then I just have a weird problem. It is coming out on both sides of the boat as high as the Boston Whaler Graphic. The lower hull is not doing it. I might have to drill a hole in the transom to see if any water comes out. It will still be many months before I get it back in the water and I have some West S epoxy to fill the hole. I will try and get some photos today of the problem.
68 WhaleR posted 10-05-2009 07:19 PM ET (US)
Drilled a hole a few hours ago in the bottom of the transom. Only a few drips on it now. The wood seemed wet when I drilled into it. Does anyone have a part number or know the place you can get one of those nice brass drain hole fittings to mount where I drilled? I read somewhere that a guy did that to his boat and he could unscrew it and drain it out if needed. I might have to do this every season or at least for a few years to make sure it's dry.
later
Erick

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Author	Topic: Foam Oozing From Crack In Hull
68 WhaleR	posted 10-04-2009 09:26 PM ET (US) I have a spider crack on the outside rear sides of my OUTRAGE 18 that has little bits of foam coming out. I wipe it off and in a few days or week it has a little bit again coming out. Is this cause of swamped boat? Do I need new gel coat now before puting in the water? I just finished my deck cover after many months, so another big problem is not what I really want to hear. But I can take if I have too. thanks Erick
contender	posted 10-04-2009 10:47 PM ET (US) Foam coming out of the hull? Sounds more like you have water in the hull and it is coming out through the cracks.
jimh	posted 10-05-2009 05:50 AM ET (US) The foam in the interior of a Boston Whaler Unibond hull is generally completely cured and in a state where it cannot flow or ooze through a crack.
68 WhaleR	posted 10-05-2009 06:51 AM ET (US) Then I just have a weird problem. It is coming out on both sides of the boat as high as the Boston Whaler Graphic. The lower hull is not doing it. I might have to drill a hole in the transom to see if any water comes out. It will still be many months before I get it back in the water and I have some West S epoxy to fill the hole. I will try and get some photos today of the problem.
68 WhaleR	posted 10-05-2009 07:19 PM ET (US) Drilled a hole a few hours ago in the bottom of the transom. Only a few drips on it now. The wood seemed wet when I drilled into it. Does anyone have a part number or know the place you can get one of those nice brass drain hole fittings to mount where I drilled? I read somewhere that a guy did that to his boat and he could unscrew it and drain it out if needed. I might have to do this every season or at least for a few years to make sure it's dry. later Erick