http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/blocking-up-holes/ Yacht sailing tips Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:37:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/blocking-up-holes/#comment-2794 Sticky Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:59:53 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/blocking-up-holes/#comment-2794 Hope you do not have to buy too many, but peace of mind and being well prepared are all important. I used to carry a piece of equipment called a Suberella which was rather line an umberella. If holed badly this device could be thrust through the hole and then pulled back against the hull like a brolly, and alledgedly stop the inflow of water. Luckily I never had to use it! Hope you do not have to buy too many, but peace of mind and being well prepared are all important. I used to carry a piece of equipment called a Suberella which was rather line an umberella. If holed badly this device could be thrust through the hole and then pulled back against the hull like a brolly, and alledgedly stop the inflow of water. Luckily I never had to use it!

]]> http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/blocking-up-holes/#comment-2792 Rob Brown Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:04:21 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/blocking-up-holes/#comment-2792 This article just caught my eye & I fully agree with you Sticky. I carry a set of soft wood bungs of various sizes for such eventualities, but some advice I came across recently, which I will put in place before my boat goes back in the water, is to pre-select a suitably sized bung for all the thru-hull fittings/apertures on the boat, drill out and tie a length of cord on each bung and affix on or beside each fitting, so to hand immediately if there is a failure. This article just caught my eye & I fully agree with you Sticky. I carry a set of soft wood bungs of various sizes for such eventualities, but some advice I came across recently, which I will put in place before my boat goes back in the water, is to pre-select a suitably sized bung for all the thru-hull fittings/apertures on the boat, drill out and tie a length of cord on each bung and affix on or beside each fitting, so to hand immediately if there is a failure.

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