tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post3629601923329887022..comments2024-03-24T03:23:46.858-06:00Comments on This Rat Sailed: Bad Boat DayMike Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-84995023684282894572015-12-23T15:30:53.228-07:002015-12-23T15:30:53.228-07:00Well, I don't know if the cells are that small...Well, I don't know if the cells are that small, and the D ring mount seems to have penetrated two or three of them, but at least it isn't the whole deck.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-78934860551931663552015-12-23T14:56:36.066-07:002015-12-23T14:56:36.066-07:00On the positive side.... It sounds like the balsa ...On the positive side.... It sounds like the balsa in your deck has been installed correctly. Each piece of end grain balsa, when laid up correctly, should have that membrane of resin surrounding it. A resulting benefit being that should water enter a piece of the balsa, it will be trapped in the small 1/2" x 1" cell.Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032241766501307186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-42030950628146465672015-12-19T11:41:58.841-07:002015-12-19T11:41:58.841-07:00Such is life on a boat. Not everything is sunsets...Such is life on a boat. Not everything is sunsets and rainbows. <br /><br />I know there are folks that follow my blog that are where I was a few years ago...just dreaming about the lifestyle. I always appreciated the more "real-life" posts so I try to do the same.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-30860918708671013422015-12-19T11:28:57.418-07:002015-12-19T11:28:57.418-07:00I feel your pain. I have lived your pain.I feel your pain. I have lived your pain.Allan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757239604220478557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-48471737148060951962015-12-19T10:29:58.129-07:002015-12-19T10:29:58.129-07:00Hey Liz,
I know we will get there...some days are...Hey Liz,<br /><br />I know we will get there...some days are just more trying than others. Glad we found it when we did and not via some more serious failure.<br /><br />Guess I will have to go rebed all the hardware on the boat (that hasn't already been done) and check the mounting holes...I suspect the builder may have taken this shortcut of not sealing the core elsewhere. But I think I'll wait on that until we can get to warmer climates.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-12579478714558426602015-12-19T08:07:21.250-07:002015-12-19T08:07:21.250-07:00uh oh! but as you say, on the plus side you found ...uh oh! but as you say, on the plus side you found the issues now. Way way better than down the road when something fails or the water situation gets even worse :-(. So maybe the wet weather was a good thing? ;-). You'll get there<br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-25120720949259771702015-12-19T06:06:40.919-07:002015-12-19T06:06:40.919-07:00Yeah, it's not all beaches and sunsets in this...Yeah, it's not all beaches and sunsets in this cruising lifestyle. But it's OK, Better to have found now than later. And at least I know how the water got there. ;-)Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-22833338524468482612015-12-19T04:32:19.740-07:002015-12-19T04:32:19.740-07:00Oh no, what a day :-( I feel for you. Oh no, what a day :-( I feel for you. The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.com