Andrewcook Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 As the weather is getting Hotter each yeat Due to Climate Changes does this do any Damage to fibreglass and Wooden Boats with this excessive Heat wave we are now experiencing like this weekend Coming . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 UV rays can certainly cause damage, I'm not sure about heat per se though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 The sun cracked the dark blue dashboard on the Sealine S23 we had. It certainly can do damage. Just look at boats when they are brought back from the Med how dull they are and how faded the upholstery is. The gel coat polishes up again easily enough but the UV damage to trims cabinets and upholstery is more difficult to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesey69 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 No but it kills me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I’ve planned a barbeque for this weekend, if it gets rained off I’m going to be really cross with Andrew lol Roll on 1976! Many boats surviving still from that and other weather extreme eras... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewcook Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Hi Turnoar Yes I remember 1976 a lovely Hot Summer as I was on the Broads . The Weekend will be excellent for your BBQ I wish you a Pleasant BBQ Weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 We were on the Caledonian Canal that year. Lovely time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 1976. We built our SeaWych from a complete set of components and mouldings. The resin was "going-off" as you looked at it! He is me encapsulating the steel stamping balast in resin. Bonding the superstructure to the hull in that heat was a nightmare. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Great photos and memories Chris! In the summer of '76 I became engaged to be married... something to do with the heat and going out in the midday sun 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Andrewcook said: As the weather is getting Hotter each yeat Due to Climate Changes does this do any Damage to fibreglass and Wooden Boats with this excessive Heat wave we are now experiencing like this weekend Coming . The short answer to your question is 'yes', Andrew. Temperature and UV light effects both wooden and fibreglass boats in different ways over both a long period of time and a short period of time. Doug, Dave and Vaughan will be the experts on this. The different materials used to build boats react in different ways to temperature. Wooden boats dry out, gaps can appear between the planks and the sunlight can damage the varnish. With fibreglass its usually the plastic and foam cores used inside the fibreglass for rigidity that gets 'cooked' and eventually warp. Once distorted, the cores cannot be repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 UV damage - yes it affects woodies, being in a wet shed when not being used helps tremendously Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hot weather wears out boats because they get used more ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The summer of 1976 we were on a 10 berth 56 foot Narrow Boat on the Trent & Mersey Canal. The lock gates were locked overnight to conserve water. Because of the hot summers of 1975 & 1976 the Ladybower and Derwent dams were so low that the ruins of Ashopton the flooded Derbyshire village could be seen in the receding water as the water levels dropped. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 summer of 76 i was sitting O levels, we were allowed to take our ties and blazers off while we were sitting our exams, (in the school hall where one entire wall was glazed and in full sunshine) I can remember it being silly hot in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I had my O levels in '76 too. I was lucky though. In Anglesey the really hot weather didn't start until the day of my last exam and then continued through August. The week after the results came out my Mum took me to Norway as a post-exam treat. I remember thinking how parched and yellow England looked as we returned home by train. Wales was slightly more green but not as much as Norway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Summer of'76 I had finished my finals and decided to hitch-hike over to Whitby for a few days with friends. I took my tent, a light sleeping bag, cooking gear and a spare t- shirt. When I arrived the sea fog had rolled in and it was freezing. I distinctly remember shivering in my sleeping bag whilst being kept awake by 2 loud fog-horns which sounded off all night. I came home after 2 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillCruising Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Ahhh the summers of 75 & 76. I got made redundant in the spring of 75 with a decent package that allowed me to fit in a broads holiday and spend all the summer driving about in my MG with my then girlfriend. In the autumn I joined London Transport as a vehicle electrician and was obviously affected by the heat in 76 and got engaged getting married in 77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddybear Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 3 hours ago, MauriceMynah said: Hot weather wears out boats because they get used more ! But if you have a layer of the green stuff keeps the UV off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Any type of weather will have an effect on a boat. Or , change the word boat for any object. The summer of 76, I broke my collar bone at school sports day, so spent the hottest summer on record, wrapped in a figure of 8 bandage over both shoulders. 🥵 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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