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- Kishi Boat works
Well after 12 years I finally bashed a hole through the bottom of the Livingston. No doubt I have been very tough on the little boat so its not that all a surprise. When getting ready for the long weekend trip I did choose to off load my epoxy and a few other goodies for working on the boat. I thought to myself prior there be no way I am going to work on the boat.
So the Livingston is unsinkable but holds a tonne of water doing that. Can not bail fast enough even with a 3 gallon pail. So its a bit of an issue with pup, beach activities, along with being a no go for the tow home. No place on deck for the 12 T and 35 hp outboard hangin off the back.
So pull it up onto the beach. Put back of boat onto log, so the transom is well off the ground and the hole is now exposed top and bottom.
Find an old cedar log up the beach and cut off the rite length with the chain saw. Then carve out a piece to fit the inside of the boat using the Arkinsas tooth pick. Then shredded, an old T shirt.
Using a nail and the axe I tapped a few screw holes through the bottom of the boat around the damage.
Then placed the T shirt material on the damage inside using a few layers. Placed the cedar over that and then placed the screws with washers up into the cedar from the bottom of the boat. Screwed them down to compress the T shirt material between the cedar and the good parts of the hull.
Pulled boat off log , waited for tide to come in and wa la. Good to go.
Now I get to epoxy a permanent fix this weekend.
Pleasure cruising
Was a great labor day weekend for us here in the PNW. Its all good !!!!!
So the Livingston is unsinkable but holds a tonne of water doing that. Can not bail fast enough even with a 3 gallon pail. So its a bit of an issue with pup, beach activities, along with being a no go for the tow home. No place on deck for the 12 T and 35 hp outboard hangin off the back.
So pull it up onto the beach. Put back of boat onto log, so the transom is well off the ground and the hole is now exposed top and bottom.
Find an old cedar log up the beach and cut off the rite length with the chain saw. Then carve out a piece to fit the inside of the boat using the Arkinsas tooth pick. Then shredded, an old T shirt.
Using a nail and the axe I tapped a few screw holes through the bottom of the boat around the damage.
Then placed the T shirt material on the damage inside using a few layers. Placed the cedar over that and then placed the screws with washers up into the cedar from the bottom of the boat. Screwed them down to compress the T shirt material between the cedar and the good parts of the hull.
Pulled boat off log , waited for tide to come in and wa la. Good to go.
Now I get to epoxy a permanent fix this weekend.
Pleasure cruising
Was a great labor day weekend for us here in the PNW. Its all good !!!!!