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1967 Under floor cable channel
LI Ken	#1  Posted on 08/29/08 - 6:15 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 17 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/29/08	I have a 1967 Boston Whaler that I am trying to restore and I was wondering how I could redo the channel under the floor where the steering cable and fuel lines pass through. It is made of metal and it is rotted in some spots. I have the boat out of the water for two years now and everything is dry. If I did not repair this, would it be a problem? It is made out of metal, so I don't think it was meant to be water proof. I am new to Whaler Central and I would appreciate any information any of the members could give. Thanks, Ken I was informed by some members to use PVC or glass it. The channel is about 4" round and about 8' long and both ends are below floor level. I don't think I could get a section of PVC into the channel or be able to reach inside far enough to glass it. Please advise. Thanks Edited by LI Ken on 08/29/08 - 8:02 PM
John Fyke	#2  Posted on 08/29/08 - 7:39 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	Take it out. You can use pvc or glass some wood in there. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
CES	#3  Posted on 08/29/08 - 7:51 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Preferably use PVC. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
John Fyke	#4  Posted on 08/29/08 - 7:52 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	CES wrote: Preferably use PVC. or wood John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
CES	#5  Posted on 08/29/08 - 7:53 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	protek9543 wrote: CES wrote: Preferably use PVC. or wood Or glass it! Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Fishmore	#6  Posted on 08/29/08 - 10:28 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 270 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/20/07	I was just thinking about your problem and what would I do. I would be tempted to try PVC but as you are shoving it in it may get stuck on some of the rotted metal and just be a pain in the you know what. I also thought that I might take a large rag and affix it to the end of a sewer router snake and then run that up and down the tube until all the loose pieces of metal were removed then take a clean rag and again attach it to the end of the snake but this time soak the rag in some MEK or T-10 thinner to clean any accumulated dirt off the inside of the tube. After it was clean I would mix up a batch of west systems epoxy and use a third rag to coat the inside of the tube with the epoxy. This might take a couple of applications of epoxy to ensure you coated the whole inside of the tube. Now this procedure is all theory but it might work for you. Edited by Fishmore on 08/29/08 - 10:31 PM