I would like to know more about the hull of my 1975 C22 how thick it is, what kind of wood or filler is between the floor and the bottom of the boat and the process they use to build it. If any one knows were I can find this info it would be a big help.
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The hull on my 1982 Catalina is not all that thick. I would say 1/4". I think that there is 1/2" marine plywood that stiffens the cabin floor. But there is probably just a small amount of space between the floor and the hull. Perhaps some others may have some more info. Regards, Ted
The hull on my 1982 Catalina is not all that thick. I would say 1/4". I think that there is 1/2" marine plywood that stiffens the cabin floor. But there is probably just a small amount of space between the floor and the hull. Perhaps some others may have some more info. Regards, Ted
What do you mean by floor?
The actual hull of the C22 dos not have a core of wood, it is solid fiberglass. The top deck has a 3/8" marine plywood core and I suspect that the "floor" of the cockpit does too. But the actual hull does not. That is a good thing since cored materials tend to get wet and rot.
The actual hull of the C22 dos not have a core of wood, it is solid fiberglass. The top deck has a 3/8" marine plywood core and I suspect that the "floor" of the cockpit does too. But the actual hull does not. That is a good thing since cored materials tend to get wet and rot.
Water Loged
The boat I bought had been in the water for a long time and to make matters worse it had some rain water in it to. I now have the boat out of the water and blocked up here at the house. But there is water between the inside floor and the bottom of the boat. How can I make sure that it is dried out before I start a little glasswork?
The boat I bought had been in the water for a long time and to make matters worse it had some rain water in it to. I now have the boat out of the water and blocked up here at the house. But there is water between the inside floor and the bottom of the boat. How can I make sure that it is dried out before I start a little glasswork?
It's the bilge
That space between the floor and the hull is the bilge, albeit a very small one. On my 86 C22 there are a couple of floorboards that can be removed and access to the bilge area can also be gained under the seats and other places. I use a sponge to get water out. Open up everything and leave it a few days to completely dry out. You will want to find out how the water go in there because a C22 should not have water in the bilge. Happy hunting. Use the archives as there have been many discussions about leaks.
That space between the floor and the hull is the bilge, albeit a very small one. On my 86 C22 there are a couple of floorboards that can be removed and access to the bilge area can also be gained under the seats and other places. I use a sponge to get water out. Open up everything and leave it a few days to completely dry out. You will want to find out how the water go in there because a C22 should not have water in the bilge. Happy hunting. Use the archives as there have been many discussions about leaks.
My '75 C22 has.............
My C22 had some delamination in the forward port dinette locker, and still has some in the rearport dinette locker. I had to cut out the delamination with a cutter wheel to dry out the area and repair the damage. It was caused by an improperly sealed thru-hull knot meter that leaked. The center portion of the inner hull has a fiberglass skin, over a 1/4 inch thick plywood stiffener. The plywood is glued to the inside of the bottom with about 1/4 to 3/8 inches of some type of plastic cement. The total thickness was about 3/4 inch at that area.
My C22 had some delamination in the forward port dinette locker, and still has some in the rearport dinette locker. I had to cut out the delamination with a cutter wheel to dry out the area and repair the damage. It was caused by an improperly sealed thru-hull knot meter that leaked. The center portion of the inner hull has a fiberglass skin, over a 1/4 inch thick plywood stiffener. The plywood is glued to the inside of the bottom with about 1/4 to 3/8 inches of some type of plastic cement. The total thickness was about 3/4 inch at that area.
HULLLLLLL
My boat had 3 feet of rain and snow water in it when I purchased it. I pulled all the floatation out of the forward and aft compartments. (YUCKY!) I then parked the trailer on patio blocks. Made a ramp with the inch and a half thick ones. Made it three bricks high and parked the trailer on it. I then put the trailer jack as low as it would go and the water ran to the bow compartment. I sucked it out with by syphoning it with a garden hose and then with a wet vac. Dried it out over a week or so. Washed it and painted it and launched it. Been dry as a bone until my 14 year old daughter drove into the boat and trailer with the van last weekend. Got a leak somewhere........ More to follow...
My boat had 3 feet of rain and snow water in it when I purchased it. I pulled all the floatation out of the forward and aft compartments. (YUCKY!) I then parked the trailer on patio blocks. Made a ramp with the inch and a half thick ones. Made it three bricks high and parked the trailer on it. I then put the trailer jack as low as it would go and the water ran to the bow compartment. I sucked it out with by syphoning it with a garden hose and then with a wet vac. Dried it out over a week or so. Washed it and painted it and launched it. Been dry as a bone until my 14 year old daughter drove into the boat and trailer with the van last weekend. Got a leak somewhere........ More to follow...
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