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jim blotter
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Initially Posted - 06/25/2002 : 20:44:30

I've resealed, replaced the rubber gaskets and put new chaulking in our windows. We have '84 Catalina 25 and I've purchased the necessary material from Catalina Direct. Our windows still leak!!! I've done this twice and rechaulked the first time, so it's been done three times. One window is really giving me problems , the others seem to be holding their own. Is it possible water could come down from the handrails?
Any help would greatly be appreciated.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/25/2002 : 21:01:11

Yes on the handrails. Draw a chalk line and see if you get runs through the line.
There are many surfaces to the aluminum window frame, some functional and some purely cosmetic. To which surface have you applied caulk and which of the two gaskets have you replaced?

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 06/25/2002 : 21:04:00

Yes water can enter the cabin top from hand rails, mast plate fitting, Mast wire connector or any other fitting attached to the cabin top. It can migrate along the cabin top and come out anywhere there is a path.

Doug&Ruth
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jim blotter
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Response Posted - 06/26/2002 : 21:15:40

I've replaced both gaskets. The window gasket ( and chaukled ) also the trim on the inside. I chaukled the frame before I installed the window.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/27/2002 : 10:06:09

Jim,
I was suspicious of the outside gasket - but you said you caulked that area as well. Hmmmmmm . . . I assume you used silkaflex and not silicone?
Just to compare methods, I didn't replace the outside gasket (as it seemed more cosmetic than functional. I filled that gap with a butyl rubber I bought from an auto glass store (caulk tube.) When cured, it's firm but pliable.
I'd draw some chalk lines in all the suspect areas.
One last note - don't caulk the surfaces inside the cabin. If it is leaking from the outside in you may end up just redirecting the water . . .
It's maddening to put that much time into a project and end up with the same results - be persistent, you'll figure it out Jim.
Good Luck and share your findings.
PS You are tightening the screws only 90% and letting the silkaflex cure for a few days (forming a gasket) then tightening the remaining 10%?

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