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S&G: Vacuum relief
By:Rod
Date: 8/16/2002, 11:03 pm

I recently launched on a hot day, only to scramble off after a few minutes when a thunderstorm hit. When I got home,I noticed the hull was really sucked in- no damage, but it looked awful, and I had to drill a 1/16" hole in the bulkhead in order to pull the stern hatch off.

Question: If I drill over size, seal wood with epoxy, and re-drill a 1/16" hole, does this compromise flotation in a lengthy swamp? even a 1/16 hole will pass some water, but maybe this is trivial. Any simple hardware solutions? Something like a detergent bottle push-pull cap seems ideal- can close it with a toe (bow) or hand (stern), but would prefer to screw a bulkhead fitting rather than try to glue polyethylene. Anything more complicated would be hard to close once out on the water (have noticed sucked-down hatches before once out on cold water). Also, failure of a larger closure would leave a large leak- better just to have a known, small one?

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Vacuum relief
Rod -- 8/16/2002, 11:03 pm
Holes are good
Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2002, 1:18 pm
Thanks all- holes it is! *NM*
Rod -- 8/20/2002, 7:03 am
Thanks, Brian. *NM*
Joe -- 8/19/2002, 8:55 pm
Re: S&G: Vacuum relief
Ross Hendry -- 8/18/2002, 4:21 am
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Scott Baxter -- 8/18/2002, 9:38 pm
This mouse trap is TOO good. *NM*
Tony -- 8/19/2002, 6:25 pm
I 2nd that: Award for cleverest Solution *NM*
Joe -- 8/19/2002, 8:58 pm
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Emmett -- 8/17/2002, 9:09 pm
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Don -- 8/17/2002, 2:43 pm
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Joe -- 8/17/2002, 11:01 pm
Plan to get wet.
Jason -- 8/18/2002, 11:13 am
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Emmett -- 8/18/2002, 1:06 am
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Greg Morse -- 8/18/2002, 10:06 am
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Emmett -- 8/18/2002, 1:34 pm
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Greg Morse -- 8/18/2002, 1:50 pm
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Emmett -- 8/18/2002, 6:45 pm
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Joe -- 8/18/2002, 2:02 am
Hole location
Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2002, 1:13 pm
Relief is as near as a bottle of wine
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/17/2002, 12:28 am
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Sam McFadden -- 8/17/2002, 12:05 am
Re: S&G: Vacuum relief
Joe -- 8/17/2002, 2:27 am
Big hole with a small hole inside a cork
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/20/2002, 1:03 am
Don't you ever...
Brian Nystrom -- 8/20/2002, 12:41 pm
Interesting idea for a survey :) responses please
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/21/2002, 12:35 am
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Shawn Baker -- 8/23/2002, 1:32 pm
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Jack Sanderson -- 8/22/2002, 10:55 am
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Joe -- 8/22/2002, 1:05 pm
dessicants
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/23/2002, 1:10 am
Re: dessicants
G.V.Prabhu -- 11/19/2003, 3:56 am
Re: Interesting idea for a survey :) responses ple
Brian Nystrom -- 8/21/2002, 12:29 pm
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Ben Staley -- 8/21/2002, 10:12 am
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John Waddington -- 8/21/2002, 7:20 am
Re: Don't you ever...
Joe -- 8/20/2002, 2:51 pm
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Pamela -- 8/17/2002, 10:41 am
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Robert -- 8/17/2002, 9:26 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2002, 1:05 pm