does there existe a microwave system to dry out water from
osmosisdamaged fiberglas boathulls

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 29 Nov 2006 10:55 PST

polderis-ga,

Microwaves might not help.  Have a look at this article:


http://www.yachtsurvey.com/my_wet_hull.htm
My Wet Hull Won't Dry


and let me know what you think.


pafalafa-ga

Hello polderis,

Thank you for your question.
 

I have spoken to a boat hull repair specialist and the specialist has
told me that microwaves are not an effective way of drying out an
osmosis damaged hull.

 

They did, however, refer me to this website:

 

http://www.osmotech.co.uk/osmosistreatment.php

 

The specialist mentioned that the two most effective forms are:

 

--Infra-red heat lamps positioned to direct heat right onto the hull of the boat

 

--Hotvac drying machines 

 

After speaking to them, I did a search on Hotvac and found this:

 
Hotvac
http://www.hotvac.com/

 

That is a link to the manufacturer?s website with a lot of videos
showing you how the process works.

 

Hotvac video
http://www.hotvac.com/resources/movies/hotvac_p.wmv

 

Hotvac technical video
http://www.hotvac.com/resources/movies/hotvac_t.wmv

 

The short answer to your question is, NO there is not a microwave
based boat dryer.  I hope that the alternative solutions I found for
you work out!  Best of luck.

Search strategy:
--local boat specialist
--on Google:
    -- hotvac

 If you need any clarification or additional help, let me know and
I'll be glad to assist you.

--keystroke-ga