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ed_spengeman
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Initially Posted - 02/27/2006 :  17:04:22  Show Profile
Given: 1983 cat sk/tr
Had all the teak out of the boat except main bulkhead. Finally got the _____'s to take out the starboard side first. Previously had a puddle in front of the potty. Bottom of bulkhead was wet and starboard coner(about 2") was punk. No problems up by the bolts. Only the bottom. Port side seems to have same problem with the extreme port corner looking punk. Will have it out soon. I'm thinking windows. If the chainplate was leaking, bolts would be wet. Removed chainplate and it looks good. Will take your suggestion for bedding. Assume use boatlife after you firm it up with expoxy.
Have another leak. When I take my port light out, water drips out of one of the screw holes. I'm hoping rebedding stantions, chainplates, etc. will fix.
One las water problem. On occasion, find a couple of inches of water in the bilge. Are there limber holes in there that interconnect. It has rained like hell a couple of times on the hard with nothing to the bilge. I'm hoping it's from puting the boat in and out or reverse on the motor. You would think something could be mounted on the outside to stop this.
Any feedback on these points would be greatly appreciated. This forum is the only source of great info on these beasts.
Thx,
Ed Spengeman
ed spengeman
Indianapolis (geist)
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Palakida
83 tr/sk
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 03/01/2006 :  12:28:12  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Check Your mast step. Water entering through the step and run in all directions on the top of the cabin liner. Also dont rule out condensation inside the hull between liner and hull.
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ed_spengeman
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Response Posted - 03/01/2006 :  17:42:13  Show Profile
How would you deal with condensation inside the liner?
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RBArrowood
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Response Posted - 03/01/2006 :  18:06:43  Show Profile
Ed

Water will come from any place higher but have you checked you anchor locker. I had water the same as you in front of porti potty and found my anchor locker was full of water and mud with the drain hole blocked up. Water somehow found its way to the front berth and down to in front of the porti potty
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/01/2006 :  18:07:56  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
The anchor locker is infamous for leaking at the drain. There is a fix on my site.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/01/2006 :  23:28:39  Show Profile
Leaks from the anchor locker will probably be trapped in the compartment under the v-berth. However, leaks from the cockpit scuppers can run straight into the bilge. An old trick to sleuth that out is to draw colored chalk lines inside the hull perpendicular to suspected leaks--water will wash away the chalk, revealing the path and suggesting the source. Another trick is to sit in the boat in a rainstorm and watch...
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Daniel
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Response Posted - 03/02/2006 :  14:04:37  Show Profile
I had found and fixed nearly all the leaks in my 1981:

holding tank vent tube
anchor locker drain tube
stanchions, bow and stern pulpits
bow stem fitting
mast step
teak rails and handholds
windows
gudgeons
outside bulkhead where instruments (compass) are mounted
chain plates
lower shroud eyebolts
cockpit coaming compartments
water fill and waste fittings

I like Dolphinite best among the caulks I have tried - has some flex and working well for stanchions and some teak (like around the entryway). Boatlife doesn't seem to have held well, even where I have used it on very clean metal -to-gel coat surfaces. I also like the 3M 4000 UV for bedding some things (like teak rails), although I wonder how easy it will be to remove if needed. I used putty tape (from RV stores) for bedding the windows, which is easily removed.
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