Bilge question

[Gordon]

Looking at Tarka's blogspot, the owner states the bilge cavity has
been reinforced with multiple layers of glass and epoxy. Is this a
problem area the Vega? I've heard of the mast support issues but not a
bilge cavity issue.
Thx in advance
Gordon

 

[tim_klynn]

I have read about the Series I having some kind of a foam filled void below the bilge or something like that that can collect water. I think there is something in the archives about the cavity and the differences in the Series.I haven't had trouble with my Series II. I'm going to finish epoxy coating the bottom and am changing out the through hulls.My bilge drain was kind of brittle and mangled, so I'm changing it out as well. Tim

 

[groundhogyh]

some ppl may have cut their floors. not necessary and not goodSent from my iPhone

 

[gene_neill]

Jon, if you take a look at this album, it definitely appears to show two halves of a hull in the stern tube area. I'd be interested in what you think of it. I thought it was damage at first, now I'm leaning toward sloppy factory work. The angle of the stern tube flange does not match the angle of the hull at all.LINK -- Yahoo! Groups

 

[pelagicasd]

Lyric is 50 this year, now she can be considered a plastic classic. I'm starting to strip of the non-sailing stuff, fishing gear and the like. Sadly she will be on the market sometime this year. WaltFrom: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Jon Phillips jonphillipsmsw@... [AlbinVega] AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 5:22 AM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Bilge question


Hey Gene, The split that you see in the 2nd and 3rd photos is certainly the same one that runs down the hull in front of the rudder and then the length of the bilge cavity. As is the case in your photos, my seam had a relatively thick glue line. Some of the glue
was cracking quite badly as in your photos. It's hard to say from your photos if the two halves had any fiberglass layered over it and if so, it certainly wasn't very much. There were significant resin voids between the glued molds under my bilge and the
few fiberglass layers that had been used as the final skin over the molds. I actually only had to grind a little fiberglass away before I could stick a screwdriver in to one of these voids and peel back the thin fiberglass skin from the bottom of the rest
of the boat with my bare hands! As I mentioned in my last message, there were also significant resin voids in the laid up fiberglass towards the bottom of the hull that had to be chased down and repaired. I, like you, wouldn't expect these gaps and voids
if the hull had been laid up by hand and squeegeed out thoroughly, but then again we're not talking about a Nor'Sea, Shannon, or Pacific Seacraft. Perhaps the humidity in Kristinehamn isn't conducive to proper lay up at certain times of the year. That coupled
with the fact that the Vega was meant to be an economical cruiser from the get go. They laid up 3,000 hulls over less than ten years if I'm not mistaken, so they were doing 1 a day. It ain't easy getting old, but Tarka is 44, has been around the world once, and I know that if I were up to it she would do it again happily.
On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 6:20 PM,
gene_neill@... [AlbinVega] AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com wrote: