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Need OB Help with Duck Blind Leak
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:46 am
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:46 am
I have a blind in a rice field. we pulled it and repainted/ sealed it with a rubberized oilfield coating material that, if i'm not looking at the can, i have no idea how to pronounce it. We had no leaks prior to last year, but there were rust spots.
anyway, we have a leak in the bottom this year, and it's too close to teal season to pull it to repair/ replace. any ideas to get us through the season?
thanks
anyway, we have a leak in the bottom this year, and it's too close to teal season to pull it to repair/ replace. any ideas to get us through the season?
thanks
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Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:49 am to mamoutiga
Pit blind I assume? Are you getting sub surface water in it?
A few of my pits are older, and I have the exact opposite problem...they dont drain well.
I just bite the bullet and put my feet in the water, and when it gets too high I just hook up a sump pump to a car battery and pump it.
A few of my pits are older, and I have the exact opposite problem...they dont drain well.
I just bite the bullet and put my feet in the water, and when it gets too high I just hook up a sump pump to a car battery and pump it.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:51 am to mamoutiga
bilge pump
This post was edited on 8/23/13 at 8:53 am
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:52 am to mamoutiga
Drive a very dry wood wedge in it?
I think you accelerated corrosion process by coating the bottom. On an uncoated structure corrosion happens generally over the entire surface. When you coat something, corrosion happens very specifically at a small place (Maybe where you missed a spot) and so a perforation can happen quicker.
ETA:
Next year if you dig it up to fix it, Repair it, recoat it, and put some boat hull anodes on it.
I think you accelerated corrosion process by coating the bottom. On an uncoated structure corrosion happens generally over the entire surface. When you coat something, corrosion happens very specifically at a small place (Maybe where you missed a spot) and so a perforation can happen quicker.
ETA:
Next year if you dig it up to fix it, Repair it, recoat it, and put some boat hull anodes on it.
This post was edited on 8/23/13 at 8:57 am
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:52 am to Polar Pop
Pump is ur best option. Almost every pit we use has a pump/car battery under the seat.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:54 am to bossflossjr
FlexSeal, look at the way that boat with a screen door for a hull floats dry as a bone
This post was edited on 8/23/13 at 8:55 am
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:55 am to mamoutiga
If you can get all the water out and the water table allows you some dry time, fast cure 5200 will work.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:55 am to bossflossjr
thanks. we were looking to get a bilge with a car battery , but wanted to check for any magic pills first.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:58 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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FlexSeal
this is the only possible way to fix it--and you can paint over it and fix some $2 terra cotta pots
Posted on 8/23/13 at 9:00 am to mamoutiga
Do you know the location of the leak, or just know that is leaks...
Posted on 8/23/13 at 9:00 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
bilge pump
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