[Public-List] Leaks/Tracks/rivets/et. al.

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Hey,

Can't agree more with Don's assessment - find out where/if the deck is
wet.  That'll need to be done/ignored first.  I think I've got a really
good handle on the chainplate scenario although my boat is a non-liner boat
some some things are a bit different.  I did look at your blog and from a
couple of photos, it looks like you've got some leaking. This will require
a thorough inspection of the bulkhead and knees.

Good luck!

Wes

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 8:41 AM, Don Campbell via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Bill:
>    I suggest  you get a moisture meter on your deck and someone who knows
> what the results mean for that machine. I suspect that your deck is wet and
> perhaps in places you have not thought about. If the core is wet, it will
> leak at any drilled hole because Whitby Boat Works did not seal any
> incursion into the core. First thoughts are that the chainplates still leak
> and you can go anywhere from there including the inside rail, the stem
> fitting at the bow, the windows, and any hardware that goes through the
> deck. You will find the same lack of sealant on the cockpit floor around
> the circular fitting there too.
> Contact me off site if you have more questions.
> Don Campbell
> dk.campbellatxplornet.ca (replace the at with the symbol)
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill McCoy via Public-List
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 5:00 AM
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: [Public-List] Leaks/Tracks/rivets/et. al.
>
>
> Fellow Albergers,
>
> I've read with great interest as much as possible on this subject via
> assorted threads dating back to 2000.  What got my attention on this was
> our recent Hermine who tested hull #614 this past weekend.  I had planned
> this encounter as soon as I was apprised she was coming our way, Hermine
> that is. She provided just the product I needed, persistent rain on the
> deck for 12 to 20 hours.
>
> During my routine refitment, I had replaced a thru hull in the stern for
> the Stbd drains and two sea cocks as well.  No problems.  However my
> greater concern was if my re-bedding a suspect stanchion on the Port side
> might have been the fix for a persistent leak into the cabinetry.  And, I
> had my eye also on a forward Port leak entering near the forward
> chainplates (which by the way were taped over because I am having mine
> remanufactured).  I had figured some water would enter but nonetheless was
> leary that it soaked the cushion on that side in the v-berth as well.
> Hmpf.  What else other than the chainplate opening could have precipitated
> leaking into the area...the cap rail, the forward bow pulpit base plates?
>
> So, the analysis the morning after revealed 2/3 cup of water (in plastic
> container) had leaked from amidships with the only clue of passage being
> droplets of water still hanging from several of the genoa track screws in
> that area! And since these droplets were isolated to just that 1 or 2 foot
> area near the ice box/port salon cabinet area, methinks the cap rail is
> fine but the genoa track bedding is not fine.
>
> Questions abound:
>
> 1.  Is my cautious eye on the genoa track going down a common problem road
> or unrealistic if it "looks" ok (not loose but screws not wrapped in
> adhesive)?
>
> 2.  Would I be over-doing this if I were to remove the cap rail from Port
> forward to amidships in order to re-bed cap rail and then re-put genoa
> track?
>
> 3.  Am I remiss in my thinking that caulking with sealant between cap rail
> and hull/liner joint is asking for water and rot underneath the rail sooner
> or later?
>
> I revel in the possibilities of answers to this age old problem of mine, I
> mean "ours," of course.
>
> If you are thirsty for photos, see my journey at
> http://baggywrinkles.blogspot.com where I provide you more visual
> fascination. Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> Skeep
>
>
>
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