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| Author: | rasemans [ Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Water in Comptip |
Hi, I have water in my Comptip. I have searched the posts and didn't find one that was specific to removing water from a Comptip. Did I miss it? Is there a Hobie recommended method? If not, would you recommend: 1. Drill a small hole in the fiberglass, drain and seal? 2. Drill a hole in the bottom plug, drain and seal? 3. Drill out a mast head rivet, maybe it will drain, and re-rivet Note: Just purchased the boat. Not sure how the water got in, but have found several VERY tiny spots where water drops come out of the Comptip. More than the water, I am concerned the Comptip may break. Any thoughts on its reliability? Thanks, in advance Ron |
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| Author: | tradisrad [ Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water in Comptip |
Shove a coat hanger wire through the foam plug in the bottom of the comp-tip and let the water drain. I used roofing foam to re-seal the hole ( I actually removed the entire plug for another reason). Find the leak and plug that too. A good method to finding the leaks is to put the exhaust of a vacuum cleaner to the hole you created and then use soapy water on the suspect areas and look for bubbles. I had water in the mast bob and I have no clue how it got in, so I drilled a hole to drain it and then used a screw to plug the hole.... |
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| Author: | rasemans [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water in Comptip |
Thanks.. I will give it a try this weekend! |
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| Author: | rasemans [ Sun Mar 06, 2016 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water in Comptip |
tradisrad, hanger worked! Thanks. |
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