When hauling out, I discovered to my distaste that a small length of rope had attached itself to the propeller. While it doesn't appear that there has been anything drastic like damage to the prop or shaft, it seems that for the better part of the summer the rope has been happily thwapping away against the forward part of the rudder. This has abraded away the gelcoat there, so that I can clearly see the structural cloth.
So my question is this - what, if anything, should I do? Is there a danger of water penetrating the glass and causing problems? Should I slap on some epoxy or something?
Also, if anyone has had a problem with mussels/slime/etc. growing on the forward part of their rudder, I have found an effective remedy....
as always, thanks in advance for any suggestions.
hmeyrick@ameritech.net
damage to gelcoat under the waterline
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Bill Goldsmith
Re: damage to gelcoat under the waterline
Yes, epoxy that area. Be sure to remove the bottom paint and abrade the gelcoat in the area surrounding the damage (for an inch or so). epoxy the whole abraded area, sand and fair and then bottom paint.
Bill
goldy@bestweb.net
Bill
huw wrote: When hauling out, I discovered to my distaste that a small length of rope had attached itself to the propeller. While it doesn't appear that there has been anything drastic like damage to the prop or shaft, it seems that for the better part of the summer the rope has been happily thwapping away against the forward part of the rudder. This has abraded away the gelcoat there, so that I can clearly see the structural cloth.
So my question is this - what, if anything, should I do? Is there a danger of water penetrating the glass and causing problems? Should I slap on some epoxy or something?
Also, if anyone has had a problem with mussels/slime/etc. growing on the forward part of their rudder, I have found an effective remedy....
as always, thanks in advance for any suggestions.
goldy@bestweb.net
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huw
Re: mussels/slime on the fore part of the rudder
sorry, didn't mean to tease. The mention to a cure was meant more along the lines of a joke than as a practical remedy. However, this method does keep the livestock at bay. So if a slimy rudder's got you down, and you've exhausted the more conventional methods, go get yourself a short length of line.......Joel wrote: Well, don't tease us. What's the cure?