KurtColvin
Newbie
Greetings,
I'm considering a 1978 Fiberglass hull boat (42' Uniflite). About 10 years ago a fuel tank failed and dumped lots of diesel into the bilge where it sat for many years. The diesel was recently (a few months ago) pumped out, but just about everything in the bilge is still stained, saturated and smells of diesel.
The surveyor took one look at it and said "fiberglass and core saturated, the hull is worthless and not recoverable".
I did a web search on this situation and didn't find much.
I'm looking for input from those with experience with this situation. Will long term diesel saturation degrade hull the structure? How about the stringer core (not sure if foam or wood)? Will the diesel smell in the boat eventually dissipate?
The surveyor seemed quite convinced, but I just expected to find some corroborating evidence online.
Thanks for your input. I've learned so much by silently following many of the discussions.
Regards, Kurt
I'm considering a 1978 Fiberglass hull boat (42' Uniflite). About 10 years ago a fuel tank failed and dumped lots of diesel into the bilge where it sat for many years. The diesel was recently (a few months ago) pumped out, but just about everything in the bilge is still stained, saturated and smells of diesel.
The surveyor took one look at it and said "fiberglass and core saturated, the hull is worthless and not recoverable".
I did a web search on this situation and didn't find much.
I'm looking for input from those with experience with this situation. Will long term diesel saturation degrade hull the structure? How about the stringer core (not sure if foam or wood)? Will the diesel smell in the boat eventually dissipate?
The surveyor seemed quite convinced, but I just expected to find some corroborating evidence online.
Thanks for your input. I've learned so much by silently following many of the discussions.
Regards, Kurt