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Folks,
My forward companionway has started leaking. Have any of you been able to fix a leak in this area?
I am thinking of removing the wooden bases and applying a single bead of Ace Hardware’s rope caulk, this is the stuff Tor recommends so highly. Have any of you tried this approach? Do any of you have alternate solutions that worked for you? I already have the doghouse off, so the task isn’t going to be terrible.
Any advise is eagerly anticipated.Lee
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Lee,
Since you've got the sea hood off, definitely re-bed all of the wood bases. The other thing to do is add weather striping to side bases to keep water from flowing under the hatch and over or along the base until it finds a path into the cabin. I've attached a picture taken today of the weather striping I installed in 2002. The hatch has never leaked since.
I obviously have not checked this striping for some time. Thanks to taking a picture I see one of the screws has backed out and disappeared. Still the hatch doesn't leak.On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Lee Yonkers < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Folks,
My forward companionway has started leaking. Have any of you been able to fix a leak in this area?
I am thinking of removing the wooden bases and applying a single bead of Ace Hardware's rope caulk, this is the stuff Tor recommends so highly. Have any of you tried this approach? Do any of you have alternate solutions that worked for you? I already have the doghouse off, so the task isn't going to be terrible.
Any advise is eagerly anticipated.Lee
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John Stevenson
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John,
What material did you use to re-bed the wood bases?
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I am in the middle of re-bedding all three hatches because they leaked when it rained. As I pulled each hatch off the deck, I was amazed at the deteriorated condition of the caulking compound. . . I’m surprised that the hatches didn’t leak more than they do. I choose to re-bed them with the rope caulk Tor has mentioned. I think I’ll use the rope caulk on the wood bases on the companion way.
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Lee
Here’s what I did.
http://www.richardcarter.net/boat/deckRot/Regards
Rich
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I had some deck rot but nothing like I saw on your boat. I was able to remove all of the rotted wood and fill the voids with thickened resin.
During a trial run, I removed the aluminum runners, but I didn’t try to remove the bungs or the wooden stringers. Morning Glory was so lightly used over the years I doubt I’ll have too much difficulty getting the screws out (famous last words). I wonder if high molecular weight plastic wouldn’t be a good replacement if the teak is shot?
We have been abundant rain the past few days so I haven’t been doing much outside work.Lee
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Rich,
This is what happened. I noticed that a drop of water oozing out of the rear, starboard corner of the forward companion way. I decided to investigate. I removed all of the teak trim and the headliner. I probed the area where the water was dripping and I found some rotted plywood. I also found some rotted wood in the corner of the aft port corner. I got some tools out and started digging out the rotted wood. At the deepest point of the probing and digging, I was only two or three inches from the exposed opening. I cleaned out all of the wet wood and then I waited several days until the wood was totally dry (I also used a heat gun to hurry things along). I then injected thickened epoxy into the void, filling it completely.
Does this make sense now?
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Lee
Yes, that’s similar to what I did. You should find that the leak is gone. As an example, we got quite a lot of rain a week ago when a hurricane passed just to the east of cape cod. No leak from the main-cabin companionway hatch. Hope you find the same success.Regards
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I have a stupid piano hinged hatch in place of the turtle and hatch. Breaks if it opens too far. Inspection shows some bad core
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around the corners.
Mine was dry in that NE rain but I’d give anything to have the slider back. The second means of ingress/egress is the only chance I have of connubial bliss given 3 young sons aboard.Adam Silverstein, iPhone
(“it was horrible,” recounts former child)On Aug 31, 2009, at 9:41 PM, “Rich Carter” <()> wrote:
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Yes, that’s similar to what I did. You should find that the leak is gone. As an example, we got quite a lot of rain a week ago when a hurricane passed just to the east of cape cod. No leak from the main-cabin companionway hatch. Hope you find the same success.Regards
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Adam
Repair of the damaged core around the hatch isn’t that big a deal. If you do it right, the core will remain dry even if the hatch leaks again in the future. Someone makes a sliding deck hatch that could probably be used as a replacement ($$$). I looked on the internet to see if I could find them when I repaired mine. I was unable to locate one but someone else on the list may have a link.Regards
Rich
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