Good point about the engine heat / fumes. I hadn't even thought of that. Definitely don't want to leave ventilation holes in this then. The storage under the qtrberth shouldn't need ventilation anyway.
Thanks for the advice everyone! This project feels much more manageable now. -Patrick On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 3:15 PM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > From: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:59:18 -0500 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rot in non-structural bulkhead - thoughts? > > I understand the location now, it’s the partition that separated the > battery “shelf” from the storage area under the quarter berth. Right? > > > > I think I’d agree with others who have suggested the problem is likely to > be battery fumes and not water penetration. Air circulation outboard of the > batteries is probably problematic. All batteries outgas (yes, even AGMs) to > some degree when charging. Some batteries outgas a lot when overcharged. > And given the age of a LF38 you are probably looking at an artifact that > dates from the era of lead acid batteries and ferro-resonant chargers that > would frequently boil all the water out of a battery over the summer. > > > > The rotted panel seems to have three purposes: > > 1) Keep engine heat, fumes, and noise out of the quarter berth > > 2) Keep stuff in the storage area out of the engine space > > 3) Support the base panel of the quarter berth > > Maybe the easiest and quickest thing to do would be to use a rotozip to > cut out the rotted areas and then sister an appropriately shaped piece of > 3/8” starboard to the locker side of the partition to satisfy 1, 2, and 3 ? > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC >
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