Unless there's something weird about them, replacing through-hull fittings is pretty easy (assuming the boat's out of the water!). My favorite book that covers this sort of stuff is This Old Boat by Don Casey. Giles Morris Arlington VA Vancouver 25 "Dolphin" Montgomery 15 "Umiaq" Sundry small craft -----Original Message----- From: wayne yeargain [mailto:wayne@ev1.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:54 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 Keel/Centerboard Hi Mark Could you explain the details of replacing the thru hulls? I suspect mine are marginal, & don't know if this is a do it yourself job or not. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberta Dvorscak" <edarts93@earthlink.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:44 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: M17 Keel/Centerboard
Tod, Grace used to collect some water in the bilge also. I wriggled under the cockpit while she was in the water and inspected the thru-hulls at the point at which the hoses attached. A little pressure with my fingers quickly revealed that the thru hulls were corroded to the point of failure (I was thankful that Grace has a bilge pump even though the amount of water coming in was not that great). Another symptom that she exhibited was the collection of rainwater in the bilge after a heavy rain. After replacing the thru-hulls she has remained bone-dry inside. Mark Dvorscak M17 #400 Grace
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