Hi I have water coming out of the skeg last time slipped and antifouled emailed bruce roberts and he has said it is a split mould hollow skeg no threw hull fittings so no water in the boat suggested finding leak drill and drain and repair.cant find leak anybody experienced this problem and what did you do?25ft roberts adventure fibreglass.
Drill the hole to drain it. Tap a thread into it and screw in a thread and attach a compressor and make sure it's on a very low pressure setting.
Spray soapy water over it and where it bubbles, there's your leak.
Again make sure it's low pressure like 2 kpa. Even a hand pump will work.
Select to expand quoteoz surf said..
I had this problem. I learnt punctuation
Go back to school!
I learnt punctuation. (Full stop required)
Come on guys! The poor devil has enough problems with his leaking skeg, without being picked upon by yous better edumacated peoples.
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Drill the hole to drain it. Tap a thread into it and screw in a thread and attach a compressor and make sure it's on a very low pressure setting.
Spray soapy water over it and where it bubbles, there's your leak.
Again make sure it's low pressure like 2 kpa. Even a hand pump will work.
Good idea
Thanks for the advice with the skeg.Will do exactly what you have suggested.That is a great idea. Do you think the water in the skeg at the moment will effect the skeg in any manner?The skeg is fibreglass.
I emailed bruce roberts his designer andrew promptly emailed me back and was very helpful so they have helped where they could.
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Do you think the water in the skeg at the moment will effect the skeg in any manner?The skeg is fibreglass.
No, I don't think it will effect it adversely, fiberglass and salt water for the most part get on famously together. I imagine extra weight is the issue and Id be concerned the extra weight could put stress on join between skeg and boat possibly causing damage to that part.
I'm not familiar with the boat tho so you should have a look and see if my comment has any creadability.
I'd just be disappointed if ýour skeg fell off
Thanks for the comment , the skeg is also attached to the threw hull rudder by a metal joiner apparantely the design intention is for the skeg to protect the rudder as well as its normal job of helping ease of steering its also a full keel boat . Thats why there is no threw hull fittings with this skeg.
oz surf said.. I had this problem. I learnt punctuation
I have found that the people who are pedantic about punctuation, are so because they do not have the intelligence, to parse out a sentence that does not use punctuation correctly for themselves, so lets everyone try to be nice to the pedants, it is not their fault they were born that way. 
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oz surf said.. I had this problem. I learnt punctuation
I have found that the people who are pedantic about punctuation, are so because they do not have the intelligence, to parse out a sentence that does not use punctuation correctly for themselves, so lets everyone try to be nice to the pedants, it is not their fault they were born that way.
its been proven though that it is a massive effort for the readers of text speak etc. its easy for the writer to write like this but as a reader, its hard work!
Instead of a compressor, which if adjusted wrongly will blow your skeg to buggery, think about using a vacuum cleaner. Those natty little 12V ones sold by Whitworths and some of the 4WD places can blow as well as suck, but can't develop enough pressure to cause damage.
Anyway, no self-respecting house-proud boat-owner should be without one to keep things nice inside.
Cheers, Graeme
Thanks graham my intention is to use my air bed 12volt compressor which judging by the length of time to blow up an air mattress shouldnt pose to big a threat to the skeg. Also the hole to be drilled wont need a thread insert as the conical shape of the nozzle should suffice to wedge in the hole and get sufficient air to blow soapy bubbles.Find and repair the leak and live happily ever after.
