What are the rules of rot?

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07-10-2005 | 07:44 PM

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What are the rules of rot?

Does balsa rot?

When a factory drills a water passage through a stringer and fails to cover all the wood with whatever they use will it rot? if it has the ability to dryout will that change things?

I am going to great strains to seal every concievable piece of bare wood (in passage holes) after treating them with the rot doctor (Balsa won't take rot doctor up). None of this currently rotten so I was wandering if there are guidlines to follow.

07-24-2005 | 02:15 PM

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If The Weep Holes Are Not Sealed , Yes It Could Cause Rot .i Use An Epoxy Based Paint, That Skater Uses To Seal there Gas Tanks , And Weep Holes , Which Is Made By Ad Tech , Thay Are Based Out Of Mich . if the the holes are still wet , most products will not adhere at all , general rule of thumb surface should be dry . i hope that the rot has not yet got out of hand , & hopefully there is none at all , because it could turn into your worst night mare / A . K . A . /

No rot now. it is a new boat. Just a lot of missed areas and bare wood exposed in the "weepholes"