rkmfl
07-11-2011, 09:14 AM
Hello fellow Supra owners--
I've been a longtime Moomba owner and just purchased my first Supra (a used 2005 Launch 21V). The boat has many issues, and I am going through it thoroughly before placing it in the water for the first time.
I've noticed a small problem that I have not been able to solve by searching the forum or reading manuals, etc.
There is a small hole in the bottom of the ski-locker (bow ballast area). I've illustrated this in the photo below, by drawing on top of the owner's manual photo:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3225/supra1a.png
The hole is not large enough for me to determine what is below it, but I can tell that it's soaked with water. This leads me to think it is not draining into a bilge, but instead may be some sort of sealed area, possibly a sealed area filled with foam.
If my fears are true, this is a sealed area of foam that has been breached ... does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do to fix the problem and minimize the damage it's caused?
I can't imagine it's easy to extract the water if it's soaked in the foam. I almost wonder if I'd have to use some sort of chemical agent to speed the evaporation, along with drilling out the hole to make a bit more room -- prior to re-fiberglassing it.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions :-)
RKM
I've been a longtime Moomba owner and just purchased my first Supra (a used 2005 Launch 21V). The boat has many issues, and I am going through it thoroughly before placing it in the water for the first time.
I've noticed a small problem that I have not been able to solve by searching the forum or reading manuals, etc.
There is a small hole in the bottom of the ski-locker (bow ballast area). I've illustrated this in the photo below, by drawing on top of the owner's manual photo:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3225/supra1a.png
The hole is not large enough for me to determine what is below it, but I can tell that it's soaked with water. This leads me to think it is not draining into a bilge, but instead may be some sort of sealed area, possibly a sealed area filled with foam.
If my fears are true, this is a sealed area of foam that has been breached ... does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do to fix the problem and minimize the damage it's caused?
I can't imagine it's easy to extract the water if it's soaked in the foam. I almost wonder if I'd have to use some sort of chemical agent to speed the evaporation, along with drilling out the hole to make a bit more room -- prior to re-fiberglassing it.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions :-)
RKM