If it was my boat, I think I'd try to inject glue (waterproof Titebond? or epoxy) into the blister with a syringe. You can buy glue syringes at Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20003&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1 But I suspect they're available all over - Harbour Freight? as your in the US. My first thought would be to slit the blister with a box cutter - this would let air escape but still allow for an invisible join; inject the glue/epoxy; put pressure on the blister with some sort of wooden strut across the cabin. Put wax paper under the strut so you don't glue it to the bulkhead!
sam C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta On 2012-11-06, at 2:22 PM, wster1...@aol.com wrote: > I think the iron method may work. The heat will soften the glue and the iron > would press it down. There is no way to clamp it flat on the wall. Good > luck-Bill Sterling > > In a message dated 11/6/2012 3:54:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > rothassocia...@verizon.net writes: > I hope someone on the list may have a suggestion as to how to address/fix my > problem. > > > > Sometime during the last month or so, water must have gotten into the boat > from the deck as yesterday while cleaning up below, I found several > blisters/delamination of the teak veneer on the upper far port side of the > forward bulkhead in the main cabin. This situation has developed since late > August which was the last time I wiped down the bulkhead. I’m not sure where > the water got in as, except for the handrail which is not exactly over the > blistered area and where I have never had any leaks in the 20 years I’ve > owned the boat, there aren’t any fittings, cleats, etc. on the cabin top over > the bulkhead between the mast and the side of the cabin. The blisters are > tear drop shaped, wider at the top where the bulkhead meets to top of the > cabin and narrowing down to almost a point. They extend in from the side of > the cabin about 8-10 inches and one or two of them are 6 inches long or so. > The blisters are only on the aft side of the bulkhead close to the side of > the cabin. There doesn’t seem to be any problem with the same area on the > other side of the bulkhead in the head. > > > > The area is dry now. Although I couldn’t reach to the very top of the > bulkhead since the cabin liner is in the way, it appears that the plywood > under the teak veneer is solid and there are no signs of rot or moisture on > either side of the bulkhead in the affected area. > > > > The interior veneer on the boat has been varnished. By pressing on the > blisters, it seemed like they could be pressed back flat against the plywood > backing. > > > > I realize my first challenge will be to find out where the water is coming > from, but I would appreciate any suggestions as to how these blisters might > be repaired. I know that blistered veneers on furniture can sometimes be > removed by heating with an iron, but that supposes that the veneer is applied > with a heat sensitive glue. I suspect that the veneer that C&C used might > have been glued with something like contact cement because of its intended > use in a marine environment. > > > > I will be very grateful for any comments or suggestions as to how to deal > with the blistered veneer after I’ve traced down the source of the water. > > > > Thanks, > > Art Roth > > C&C 36 Godspeed > > Palmetto, FL > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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