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fatlazyless · 03-21-2010, 08:05 PM

Here's my method for fixing water leaks in an old fiberglass hull......don't even try, as there's probably too many leaks all along the seams or hidden away somewhere to find. For $12-16, VIP Auto sells black rubber inner tubes for pivkup trucks, atv's, lawn & garden equipment, and the inner tube(s) get placed into the hull and inflated, doing double service of extra flotation and adding some structural support to a tired fiberglass hull.

Plus, it's way less work than fixing the leaks, plus you know immediately if the inner tubes's flotation is sound with a visual or touch test. You know that had the Titantic used this inner tube plan, it never would have been sunk! Probably, ditto for the 26' Cobalt too. Probaby three or four $15.00 inner tubes could have keep the big money Cobalt from sinking into the deep water.

03-21-2010, 08:05 PM	#16
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,174 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Here's my method for fixing water leaks in an old fiberglass hull......don't even try, as there's probably too many leaks all along the seams or hidden away somewhere to find. For $12-16, VIP Auto sells black rubber inner tubes for pivkup trucks, atv's, lawn & garden equipment, and the inner tube(s) get placed into the hull and inflated, doing double service of extra flotation and adding some structural support to a tired fiberglass hull. Plus, it's way less work than fixing the leaks, plus you know immediately if the inner tubes's flotation is sound with a visual or touch test. You know that had the Titantic used this inner tube plan, it never would have been sunk! Probably, ditto for the 26' Cobalt too. Probaby three or four $15.00 inner tubes could have keep the big money Cobalt from sinking into the deep water. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 03-22-2010 at 06:18 AM.