Deck leak
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Water will follow trim and even under the trim. So you might want to change the trim of the boat to see the leak goes away. We had a leak that would only drip during heavy rain and the boat was listing to starboard, so during the winter I get the boat always trim to port. Took me two years to find the bugger. The old caulking had filed just enough to allow water to penetrate.
I also have a leak seemingly through the hull joint. This has been a difficult issue to fix. Now in my third season of trying to even figure out where it is coming from. It drips into the port side, forward part of the engine room. Does anyone else have leaks in this area and if so,maybe some idea about how to fix it.
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I hate it when that elusive TRIM leaks......guess you had to be there!
From the days of chasing TRIM......
From the days of chasing TRIM......
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Leak at hull/deck
We had a water leak into the aft end of the salon, portside. The inside of the cabinet and floor would get wet during heavy rain. I removed the trim piece from amid ship to the transom. The aft end came apart quite easily while the forward portion was better adhered. I found that the deck to hull joint was open for about a foot. I injected 3M 5200 into the open area and then used the same along the entire length to address other suspect areas. After it set up, I reinstalled the trim piece with clear silicone (in case it needed to be removed again) making sure the screws were properly bedded. The deck was solid fiberglass with no coring, so there was no real need to dry it out before the repair work was done. The project was done this past fall after the boat had been hauled but after several rains, there seems to be no further water intrusion in that area.
We had a water leak into the aft end of the salon, portside. The inside of the cabinet and floor would get wet during heavy rain. I removed the trim piece from amid ship to the transom. The aft end came apart quite easily while the forward portion was better adhered. I found that the deck to hull joint was open for about a foot. I injected 3M 5200 into the open area and then used the same along the entire length to address other suspect areas. After it set up, I reinstalled the trim piece with clear silicone (in case it needed to be removed again) making sure the screws were properly bedded. The deck was solid fiberglass with no coring, so there was no real need to dry it out before the repair work was done. The project was done this past fall after the boat had been hauled but after several rains, there seems to be no further water intrusion in that area.
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Greetings,
Mr./Ms. hf. Welcome aboard. Mr. T. I'm biting my tongue regarding your use of silicone...
Mr./Ms. hf. Welcome aboard. Mr. T. I'm biting my tongue regarding your use of silicone...
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Greetings,
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Well, maybe it's just me...
