I recently just did some major
repairs on my 1968
Cal 25. These
repairs, to name a few included: porthole
leaks, thru-holes and
plumbing replaced,
bottom paint, bildge, lazerette
repair,
holding tank,
electrical system overhaul,
leaks and more leaks..... But two repairs in particular i have created cause for concern, regarding their integrity and longevity.
The first
repair was the transom. Pictures would best explain the situation, unfortunately i am without. But i will explain the best I can. So the
fiberglass that is attached to the wooded transom split away from the
deck fiberglass. It wasn't the actual fiberglass that split but rather the adhesive(or whatever held it together) connecting the deck/cockpit together. So when the
outboard runs the very outer fiberglass bended SO uncomfortably far outwards. So instead of replacing the entire transom(time and
money were an issue) this is what i did: I first epoxied the hell out of the splitting fiberglass, then drilled a hole from the
cockpit to the very outer part of the
boat, then bolted the two pieces together.
My next questionable repair concerned a rotten portion of the
deck. I had some very bad leaking where the pop-top met the deck. So when I more closely examined the leaking i saw that the innerwood
core was rotten through. So what i did was scrape out all the rotten
wood on all sides, fill the creases of the poptop with 3M 5200
sealant, then fiberglassed over all the
sealant. I know its unproffesional, but the leaks have completed ceased.
So my question is: are these just ill-sighted solutions doomed to even more failures. And how long should these solutions hold, i am planning on selling this
boat in a couple years. Thanks!