Releasing Water Trapped In Hull by Drilling Hole
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:52 am
Me again! Our (newly acquired) 2007 210 Outrage, as you can see (below), has a couple of dings on the hull side. The upper ding goes through to the foam and has been weeping the odd drip of water for the last three weeks at least. The lower ding has not gone through to the foam. I have no idea when this damage occurred and the boat used to spend quite a lot of time on the water so the amount of water it could have soaked up is unknown.
I think I've had less than [4-fluid-ounces] of water out in the five weeks we've had the boat. I'm worried that if there's water that high up that water may have soaked down through the foam to the bottom of the hull.
In about four weeks the boat is to go to the shop to have the bottom paint stripped and redone, and, I was thinking ,maybe I should drill a small hole on the underside to help any water escape (if it has managed to soak down that far).
What do you think? Leave it as it is to dry then repair for this year and look at it again in the autumn? Or go for it now before the bottom is repainted?
I think I've had less than [4-fluid-ounces] of water out in the five weeks we've had the boat. I'm worried that if there's water that high up that water may have soaked down through the foam to the bottom of the hull.
In about four weeks the boat is to go to the shop to have the bottom paint stripped and redone, and, I was thinking ,maybe I should drill a small hole on the underside to help any water escape (if it has managed to soak down that far).
What do you think? Leave it as it is to dry then repair for this year and look at it again in the autumn? Or go for it now before the bottom is repainted?