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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | The 2023 is not a wooden boat! Posted By: Tom Cannon, 2023A, Coupeville WA Date: 6/11/08 6:18a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Thanks guys - one more quick question (Ken) Since the hull is fiberglass the wood exposed to ballast water is the fore and aft ballast tank bulkheads and the bottom of the sole. If these are properly coated with epoxy resin and fiberglass or another waterproof coating, such as Sani-Tred, the should be no "rot" problem. If your boat is in salt water, the primary problem with leaving the ballast water in the tank is all the stuff that will grow in the tank. Adding clorox to the water is one way to solve this problem. I choose to go the bilge pump route as shown at http://penncove.tripod.com/Skylark_Fill_Drain The concern about leaving an unballasted boat on a mooring is reasonable if the mooring is exposed to extreme winds and seas. See my post here on how I addressed this issue. http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/santana/index.cgi/noframes/read/4208

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Draining the ballast tank with a bilge pump? -- Ken -- 6/9/08 10:38p.m.

Yes -- Bob Frak -- 6/10/08 4:13a.m.

I think Tom (here) is doing that very thing. -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 6/10/08 8:29a.m.

Thanks guys - one more quick question -- Ken -- 6/10/08 9:54p.m.

 The 2023 is not a wooden boat!   -- Tom Cannon, 2023A, Coupeville WA -- 6/11/08 6:18a.m.

If -- Bob Frak -- 6/11/08 11:52a.m.

True, true and true. -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 6/11/08 12:28p.m.

Thanks -- Ken -- 6/11/08 11:33p.m.

After you purchase her, Ken... -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 6/12/08 8:12a.m.

Looking in the Ballast Tank -- Ken -- 6/12/08 8:10p.m.

Ballast Look -- George E Norkus, Santana 2023A, SE Michigan -- 6/15/08 2:48p.m.

I finally got Sushi in the water this weekend -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 6/16/08 8:38a.m.

Deck plate PSI -- George E Norkus, Santana 2023A, SE Michigan -- 6/17/08 6:47p.m.

that's ~1 psi per 2 feet of water -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 6/17/08 8:46p.m.

Launched the boat! One question though... -- Ken -- 6/17/08 9:49p.m.

If I understand -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 6/18/08 6:20a.m.

Thanks -- Ken -- 6/19/08 9:31p.m.

Simple thought -- George E Norkus, Santana 2023A, SE Michigan -- 6/25/08 12:34p.m.

valve -- Mark Welch -- 6/28/08 5:32a.m.