| Lining holes with plastic
pipe ... or
Alternative Bow line loop in small skiffs... |
I've heard a good way to prevent water infiltration into plywood end grain, at vulnerable wear points like holes a line runs through, is to line the hole with plastic pipe. In this case it is 1/2" CPVC (which is kind of cream colored) which fits perfectly inside a 5/8" hole.
My Mini-sharpie had no stem to drill a bow line (painter) hole through and the deck is peaked making mounting a normal cleat awkward. So I came up with this solution.
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.I drilled a hole in a scrap of 1/4" ply and used it as a guide to cut 1/4 slices of pipe. |
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I am putting two holes in my Mini-Sharpie for a bow line loop. I made a symmetrical marking gauge by folding over a piece of cardboard. |
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.Held firmly in place I marked both sides with an awl. |
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I drill a 5/8" hole. .I like Forstner bits for nice
clean holes in plywood, but a spade bit could do.
(Do yours before the deck goes on so you can clamp a back up block in to prevent splintering of the ply.( |
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.I stuck the slices of pipe back in the scrap of ply to sand
them smooth, which wouldn't be necessary if I'd installed this detail
before the boat was painted.
A little duck tape behind the hole and a dab of 5 minute epoxy around the edge and.... |
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.She pops in flush.... |
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.When the boat is still rough, you can take a sander to it after it dries. |
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Here's the finished set up with the bow loop in place. |
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