update..

 Not leaving yet....

  -So all copper coat is off

- I ordered Ultrasonic thickness gauge which will be here in few days for final check if and how holes/hull Wildcard could still be fixable,

-take engine out etc

-find mast solution

-etc..

or get rid of 14m aluminum somehow...

     

 

   

 

mast length (keel stepped) W 21.25m, N19.58m.. ..  1.7m shorter

boom W 6,9m, N 4.2m..  2.7m shorter

Wildcard

 

 

 

Naomi

LOA 13.28m
LWL 10.59m
Beam 4.47m
Draft 2.40m
Airdraft 19.90m mast '19.58'm
Displacement 7,485kg (16,504.4lbs)

The R14m is designed to carry less than the maximum crew weight allowed under the IMS so has more inbuilt stability to carry the large fractional rig. It is very fast reaching and running, while heavy enough and with sufficient righting moments for fast windward performance - especially in fresh conditions. The point of vanishing stability (not including the positive effect of the house) is in excess of 130deg. 

 

 

Is SY Wildcard 1994 Radford 14's corroded alu hull fixable with just epoxy on outside?

 Is SY Wildcard 1994 Radford 14's
corroded alu hull fixable with just epoxy on outside?

So what alu alloy hull is made from I'm still trying 2 find out?

Because if it is not 5086...
then I think can repair hull with just epoxy from outside..,
provided all alu oxidation removed..
ie sandblast and etch right before epoxy?
 for good bond with epoxy

I understand only 5086 is not ok
 because delaminating/exfoliation occurs .. where sheets of alu sheds..
and/or causes holes in alu where corrosion can work its way from inside out..

Please Advice..

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wildcards hull mapped... 

red ..    and numbered 1-82..  actual holes

blue ..  damage or old welded repairs, no holes

1-17.... ribs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Corresponding map for inside location..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pics from both sides front to back with the numbered holes, ribs and un numbered bad spots or previous repairs..

port side front 2 back

 

 

 

SB side front 2 back..

 

 

 

 

Sailing Yacht Wildcard is retiring

 

Sailing Yacht Wildcard is decommissioned...   retiring .. 

Retired

 
or at least quite a sabbatical .. 

 
1- too many holes, hull fucked 

  
All 82 holes (red) numbered, blue dots 'bad' but no holes so far..
I copied the holes 2 inside map, with stringers 0-17 as help..
so clear inside totally for inspection, treatment and then weld inside and outside
is what doctor orders.. 

 

2. mast fucked..  no mast=no sails, what 2 do with 'old sails'..

3. engine fucked .. 

I think I'll still empty the boat inside etc for if any future revival attempts


Only then when there is a view on a mast, 
The hull can be sandblasted and when we found all 85 (+3 to day) 

so probably well above 100 holes...   welded from the inside and outside.. 
The integrity of the hull/structure has not been compromised..  plenty strong build ..

According to James Callum, alu connoisseur, the boat has been spot welded before 

and he also talks about delamination of the aluminum .. 
I believe that delamination causes holes/bubbles in alu, which in turn causes corrosion.

This boat was first sailing in 94, 

apparently the Alu nowadays used for marine purposes is better..

Still have 2 do something with 14x3.8m of alu, 21.25m of mast and 6.95m boom,

1.6-3.3m Liftkeel with plenty weight in partly stainless steel bulp 

still working fine..