[alberg30] water leaks

[Guy Lalonde]

John,

check out the port in the locker as well to see if it is leaking. You might want to check out your balsa core around the chainplates to make sure it is dry and not rotted before sealing.

As for sealing material, I believe some brands of caulk out there are sandable so I guess one could smear it on around the chainplate, shape it with a spreader to make it look like a cap and when cured cut off the excess and sand the edges smooth.

Cheers,
Guy
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Allen 
  To: alberg30 at onelist.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 12:12 PM
  Subject: [alberg30] water leaks


  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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