Bilge Bondo Blaster

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tranquil
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Bilge Bondo Blaster

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In replacing the Jabsco bilge pump in the main bilge, I discovered that Catalina embedded the bilge pump basket into the "blige bondo" while the bondo was still wet and screwed in the basket. As a result, the basket is cemented to/with the bilge bondo, which seeped through the holes in the basket, filling them up.

Discovered that only 5 0percent of the pump is getting H20 because the other 50 percent is blocked by the bondo'd bilge basket.

Any idea how to remove the bilge basket from "bilge bondo" without breaking the bilge? It is hard as a rock.

Also - any idea how to obtain more "bilge bondo"? Notice Catalina only covered part of the bilge with it and I will need to dry those uncovered areas out, check for rot and recover

Thanks
Teri Weber
Hull #187 2004
Tranquil
Teri Weber
Tranquil
Hull #187
Chicago
Tranquilcat42@yahoo.com
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