slow leaking wooden hull

[FishPrintGuy]

Anyone have a decent way to do a temp patch on a wooden hull while the boat is in the water? I have an old 38' Pacemaker that I want to use as a live on for a while. It's in the water and has a few slow leaks. The pumps keep it floating but i'd like to slow it down or better yet plug it up. The boat isn't worth restoring and doesn't run so the fix doesn't need to be hydrodynamic or sea worthy.

It's a really cool old boat and would make a great home on the water for a while but I don't want to do much work on it without sealing it up some. Thanks.

[THOMAS70]

You could use a shaker box and sawdust.

[bottom scratcher]

If you can find it, use Petit underwater patching compound. It's a two part expoxy that comes in tubes like toothpaste. It cures underwater. You mix it and dive under to spread it on the seam and hardens like a rock. I used it on an old lapstrake boat years ago.

[FishPrintGuy]

Thanks Bottom Scratcher - I did a search on it and found the 'new' version since the 7055 appears to be discontinued. Zspar has a 'splash zone' epoxy that they claim cures underwater. I'm game to try it. Thanks again.