[alberg30] water leaks

[John Birch]

We've always used Sikken's 241, now 291.  Taped the area and liberally
applied, tooling it down with a soapy gloved finger to make it neat but
leaving lots of caulking proud.  We over tighten the rig somewhat
beforehand so that when it is backed off the caulk will be under a
little compression.  No leaks in 6 years. DO NOT CAULK INSIDE THOUGH AS
THE WATER COULD LEAK INTO THE CORE WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

Seeing water leaking is a good thing compared to it migrating undetected
into the core.

Cheers,
John,   Sunstone KC-65

John Allen wrote:

> From: "John Allen" <gallen at vcn.bc.ca>
>  I've had water leaking onto the hanging locker floor from, I
> suspected, the hull to deck joint.  Now I think it's coming from the
> poor seal around the shroud chainplates where they enter the deck
> (1972 hull). The present sealing material looks like a grey rubber and
> provides a nice finished look. What is the best chaulking to use and
> can the "rubber" cap appearance be retained? Skybird #522
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