Andrew/ Agprice22 recommendation for acrylic sealers reminded me of another great product for ageing sailboats. Captain Tolley's creeping crack cure
The product is a hoot and really works. Follow this link to the website. http://www.captaintolley.com/orig/orig.html
The product is a very thin water based penetrating epoxy sealer. I used it to seal a few leaks in my fixed ports on Panta Rhei before I got around to replacing crazed acrylic sheet. I also had a nagging drip overhead. The product is very simple to use. Run a bead around a cleat on deck. If it sucks in and disappears you have found a leak. If not , I simply wiped it up with a wet rag or I could have left it in place. It's clear and the bead is less than a 1/8 of an inch. It's the consistency of water. I then go back to where it sucked in and reapply. You know you have sealed the leak if it does not suck in. The product has a wetting agent in it so it will creep into the smallest crack. I have a 23 foot Oday that leaked like an old barn. I sealed it up tight in less than an hour using the product. I have not had a single leak since.
And Captain Tolley is everything you would expect. White bearded british sailor smoking a pipe. Look for the Video.
The product is a hoot and really works. Follow this link to the website. http://www.captaintolley.com/orig/orig.html
The product is a very thin water based penetrating epoxy sealer. I used it to seal a few leaks in my fixed ports on Panta Rhei before I got around to replacing crazed acrylic sheet. I also had a nagging drip overhead. The product is very simple to use. Run a bead around a cleat on deck. If it sucks in and disappears you have found a leak. If not , I simply wiped it up with a wet rag or I could have left it in place. It's clear and the bead is less than a 1/8 of an inch. It's the consistency of water. I then go back to where it sucked in and reapply. You know you have sealed the leak if it does not suck in. The product has a wetting agent in it so it will creep into the smallest crack. I have a 23 foot Oday that leaked like an old barn. I sealed it up tight in less than an hour using the product. I have not had a single leak since.
And Captain Tolley is everything you would expect. White bearded british sailor smoking a pipe. Look for the Video.