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1 hour ago, Iain_S said:

I use epoxy putty.

When my boat started sinking and we could see the hole in the baseplate, we shoved some marine epoxy into the hole, dropped a rubber pad on it and a weight on that. Plug's still there. When they shot blasted the hull before replating, they blew a hole in the side of the boat below the waterline, that had been patched with fibreglass. Must have been there over 30 years, because I certainly didn't do it!

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1 hour ago, Arthur Marshall said:

When my boat started sinking and we could see the hole in the baseplate, we shoved some marine epoxy into the hole, dropped a rubber pad on it and a weight on that. Plug's still there. When they shot blasted the hull before replating, they blew a hole in the side of the boat below the waterline, that had been patched with fibreglass. Must have been there over 30 years, because I certainly didn't do it!

blimey - remind me not to go aboard your colander. 

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On the Norfolk Broads once, one crew member's stupid action caused us to punch a foot-diameter hole in the bottom of our hired wooden sailing boat. We grabbed hold of him and shoved his backside into the hole; it was just about watertight enough that we managed to sail to the nearest boatyard (which took 20 minutes) where they hurriedly put straps under the boat and lifted it up. By the time we had finished lunch in the nearby pub they had nailed a sheet of plywood over the hole; it stayed in place and waterproof for the rest of our fortnight's holiday.

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Thanks all, that's given me some ideas to think about. I was considering liquid metal but I notice no one has mentioned it?

 

I think I'm leaning towards the domed bolt with some kind of sealant, although it would be nice to make it flat again. Its probably going to be under the new solar panels anyway though.

 

 

21 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

What IS this solar contraption that needs removing?

 

 

 

It's a mount for solar panels which allows each panel to be tilted at about 45* or otherwise lay flat on the roof slope. It was made by the last owner from a Homebase (or similar) trolley I believe. It does a great job but I need bigger panels.

 

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If anyone wants it and can collect it'll be going in the spring (probably along with the panels).

 

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2 minutes ago, eid said:

Thanks all, that's given me some ideas to think about. I was considering liquid metal but I notice no one has mentioned it?

 

I think I'm leaning towards the domed bolt with some kind of sealant, although it would be nice to make it flat again. Its probably going to be under the new solar panels anyway though.

 

 

 

It's a mount for solar panels which allows each panel to be tilted at about 45* or otherwise lay flat on the roof slope. It was made by the last owner from a Homebase (or similar) trolley I believe. It does a great job but I need bigger panels.

 

20200216_134644.jpg.d6ccd92d7027955ffe2a10d14627ff3f.jpg

 

If anyone wants it and can collect it'll be going in the spring (probably along with the panels).

 

 

I'm sure someone will love that!

 

Your could give it to them on condition they weld over the holes!!

 

 

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3 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

Depending on how big the holes are you could you cladding fixings as they have a built in sealing washer.

 

That would certainly make things simple. They even come with colour matched caps!

 

https://www.steelroofsheets.co.uk/categories/cover-caps/

4 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

I'm sure someone will love that!

 

Your could give it to them on condition they weld over the holes!!

 

 

 

Welding would be a nice solution actually but I was told never to do it while the boat is in water.

Perhaps I could get it done at the next blacking.

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21 hours ago, frangar said:

Tap the hole....put a bolt in with some thread lock....grind it flush and repaint...you can always skim with some filler if needed

 

Somehow I missed this on first read. This sounds like a great solution. The holes may already be tapped anyway.

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9 minutes ago, eid said:

 

Somehow I missed this on first read. This sounds like a great solution. The holes may already be tapped anyway.

This method will work even better if a fine thread is tapped, you can also put the bolt halfway in and saw the excess off leaving less work for the grinder. A thread sealing compound such as nutlock may also be useful. 

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5 minutes ago, BWM said:

This method will work even better if a fine thread is tapped, you can also put the bolt halfway in and saw the excess off leaving less work for the grinder. A thread sealing compound such as nutlock may also be useful. 

Thanks I'll look into that.

 

Is this the stuff?

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32 minutes ago, eid said:

 

 

Welding would be a nice solution actually but I was told never to do it while the boat is in water.

Perhaps I could get it done at the next blacking.

It may be a problem if you were to try doing this with a bolt that was underwater but it wont be an issue on the roof!

 

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19 minutes ago, BWM said:

This method will work even better if a fine thread is tapped, you can also put the bolt halfway in and saw the excess off leaving less work for the grinder. A thread sealing compound such as nutlock may also be useful. 

Or if you have access, screw the bolt in from the inside until it is tight and grind off the projecting thread on the outside.

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