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moserd
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Initially Posted - 01/10/2012 : 18:58:48

After a long search I have finally located my small water leak. It seems that an old 'friend' has resurfaced in that I had this issue when I first bought the boat new (2005 WK). The water collected in the stern bilge aft of the the bulkhead and eventually leaks under the cushions.

The water is once again coming from the cockpit pockets. I discovered this by pouring a bucket of water in the pocket and the water leaks into the liner finding it way to the bilge. In the past I corrected the problem with silicon effectively sealing the joint between the pocket insert and the bulkhead. So, I cleaned out the old silicon and tried it again BUT it does not seem to be working well this time.

Any ideas on how I can fix this? I am considering a Sunbrella cover with snaps....

Don Moser

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 01/10/2012 : 19:16:11

Ours have never leaked like that (knock wood), but the two drain holes are a pain to keep free of debris. When the boat's in our side yard, they tend to collect fir needles which are particularly difficult to out of them. I'm not sure if the drain holes are standard, but I'd think so, if not, it might be worth drilling some.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 01/11/2012 : 04:38:50

I don't know if this will work but perhaps you can paint the seams in the pocket with a clear waterproof paint of some sort.

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Sailor Vic
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Response Posted - 01/11/2012 : 11:19:46

I had that same issue with my new 2002 C250WK and also had it with my used 2005 C250. It's a common problem (although on my first boat Frank, the owner at Catalina acted as if he had never heard about it before I spoke with him personally).

I used 3M Marina 5200 adhesive/sealant and caulked all around the inside where the body of boat and the pockets meet.

Make sure to not plug the 2 drainage holes. After waiting a few weeks for the sealant to fully cure I redrilled the drainage holes.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 01/11/2012 : 13:32:20

Have someone hold a hose to the leaking coaming box while you go inside and look for the leak. Use Marine-Tex for the repair.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 01/11/2012 : 13:53:41

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Nautiduck
 Have someone hold a hose to the leaking coaming box while you go inside and look for the leak. Use Marine-Tex for the repair.
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Is Marine-tex UV stable? I thought that epoxies had to be painted to protect them from UV degradation.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 01/12/2012 : 13:53:13

I've not had a problem with Marine-Tex coloring. Plus I meant to repair the coaming box leak from inside the boat.

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moserd
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Response Posted - 01/14/2012 : 07:06:13

How did you apply the Marine-Tex? Surely you don't mean from 'inside the boat'; I suspect you mean from inside the pocket? It was difficult enough to apply the silicon and I used my fingers.
Thanks,

Don

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 01/14/2012 : 11:50:20

Well, the coaming box repair I did was on my old C22. I can't recall if the C250 box is accessible from the inside. Maybe the liner is in the way.

Marine-Tex is applied with a putty knife, I use plastic ones. It goes on like a thick paste and hardens quickly.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 01/14/2012 : 12:42:38

Marine-tex works well, and I've seen no weathering on places where I've used it to patch external gel-coat. It goes on pretty easily like Randy says and it's easily shaped and faired.

I don't believe the coaming pockets can be gotten to from the inside. At least not on our 97. Luckily, ours don't leak.

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