jeffb5.8 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hi All Looking for tips and tricks on how to inspect a hull - Transom and floor in a fiberglass. A mate is looking at a couple and so he narrow it down before getting it professionally inspected we were hoping to use these to remove anything semi obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric001 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Old trick is a simple tap test. Take a 20c coin and tap the area of fibreglass you are suspicious is wet/delaminating or damaged. http://themarinesurveyors.com/why-we-tap-your-hull/ I've used the method to test radomes on aircraft. It's the simplest and cheapest NDT test known. You need to listen for a change in sound. Ric. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited November 28, 2015 by Ric001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey55 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Around the transom when tapping it should sound solid. Problem areas will sound hollow. You will hear the difference if there is a problem. As for floors, in my opinion you will find bad floors bounce/Spring a bit. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramboat Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Trim the motor up, then put your weight onto it give it a good shake. You'll see obvious movement around the transom if it's rotten. If it's stiff and solid you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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