Posted by ken on July 21, 19103 at 11:47:13:
In Reply to: Wooden duck boat builders - HELP! posted by David Lithgow on July 21, 19103 at 08:54:24:
: I'm in the rigging stage of my first wood boat and I screwed up. The boat is stitch and glue with Raka Epoxy and glass inside and out. I drilled some holes for the bow and stern light screws and wiring. I decided to leave the lights off and add another coat or two of Parker duck boat paint. In the mean time the boat got rained on several times with our daily afternoon showers. Now water has gotten into the wood deck. It is swelling in the vicinity of the holes and the 5oz fiberglass that covers the deck is actually splitting in 3 or 4 places along the edge. The hull is safe as it is isolated from the deck. I applied several coats of Raka to the top edge of the hull and 1x2 rub rails before decking the boat.
: How do you dry out the wood when it's got glass on both sides?
: I'm thinking I might run the belt sander along the edge and remove the cloth and leave the end grain of the wood exposed. I'd get the boat back in the garage and leave it this way for a couple weeks. I can then come back and strip down the paint for a couple inches away from the edges and lay some fiberglass tape over the effected areas?
: Any other ideas?
You might leave a light bulb on, near the affected area to let the heat help dry it out.(after you opened it up with the sander as above)
Other than that, cut it all out and start over.