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kevinmac
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Initially Posted - 01/01/2006 :  04:10:26  Show Profile
Has anyone found a solution to leaks in the cockpit lockers? My starboard locker is a "bait bin" (name stolen from previous message on this subject). I could not find any archived messages with an answer.

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Kevin Mackenzie
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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/01/2006 :  17:55:49  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
I, too, am finding fresh water in my starboard lazerette. I pack it with sponges, but from whence does it come? Washdown, rain, or...?
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River Harley
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Response Posted - 01/02/2006 :  01:25:20  Show Profile
I have found the cockpit lockers on our boat to be about the only problem for which I've not yet found a complete solution. The main problem I've experienced has been that the locker lid - particularly on the port side - either does not fit properly, or is not solid enough to support weight without bulging on the edges (I am not excessively heavy at 5'10" and 165 lbs.) . I found this bulging would result in a loud popping noise when either sitting or standing on the lid. The only partial solution that I could find was to apply a strip of stiff heavy-duty weather stripping on the base where the lid comes down. While this minimizes the bulging and eliminates the "popping," it also results in a locker that does not "seat" quite completely (I have chosen this condition over ther bulging and popping.) I have noticed fresh water on occasion (twice in six years)which I assume is a result of my modification. I suspect this problem with the locker lids is a design problem due to the fact that I checked out the locker lids on a 250 at the Portland Boat show and found the same flawed characteristics. I have asked an expert in marine repairs for a solution and have received no satisfactory answers.
I did notice water in the locker one time before my modification. I pretty sure it was from rain tha was blown in. If anybody has come up with a solution, I too would be interested.

River Harley
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frankr
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Response Posted - 01/02/2006 :  09:59:36  Show Profile
I don't seem to have any problem unless I get carried away with the hose when washing it down. A direct stream of water will manage to get up over the lip edge. Rain doesn't seem to cause any problem. I did get water in the starboard locker this winter because of an ice dam that formed because the tarp had shifted and let the melting snow off the tarp drip down on top of the locker between the combing and the hinge.
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Bay Tripper
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Response Posted - 01/02/2006 :  13:21:07  Show Profile
I had the same problem. I purchased foam stripping like you would use to seal a door and put it on the raised section. When the lid compressed this foam and has keep the water our for 2 seasons. The adhesive is coming loose on some of it and I'll have to replace it before the next season.
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stewendkos
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Response Posted - 01/02/2006 :  16:39:36  Show Profile
Same as Dick.When I put the strips on,(1" wide) I made sure that the lid edges pressed tightly onto the foam stripping.Almost feels hard to shut the lid 2 or 3 times.Never a drop inside after that.Took alcohol first and cleaned the surface.I purchased it at an autoparts store.They use it between the beds of trucks for camper shells and tool chests.
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johnsonp
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Response Posted - 01/03/2006 :  01:43:18  Show Profile
<font color="blue"><font size="5"><font face="Comic Sans MS">My Grandson came up with an idea of rolling paper towels and stuffing them along the top and side seams of the lazertes. This would prevent water getting inside when he washed the boat every couple of days on our trip in Canada.
I still use this system today. Keeps leaves and debri from area also.

paulj 250wk #719</font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="size5"></font id="blue">
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