After a long recovery from leg surgery I was able to board Septima this 
weekend.  She was floating gently in her slip, undamaged by Sandy, but I was 
appalled when I went below to find that there was fresh water everywhere.  The 
cabin window lites that I had replaced four years ago were coming unglued and 
admitting rainwater.  Septima's lites are the flush mounted type and I 
specified the proper glue as discussed in this forum, but I was not there to 
supervise the replacement.  Also I noticed that the plastic panes were starting 
to craze, but I can't get down a try to polish them out yet:  my calf won't 
support that type of activity.

My question is, what can I do to stop the leaks in the interim while I'm 
working through my longer term options?  Is there a tape that will seal the 
edges and last through the winter?  Is there some caulk that will seal but be 
easily removable when I redo the job properly?

Another question.  I am going to remove the cabin handrails to refinish and 
rebed them.  When I pop off the cabin headliner access coverlets ( they're big 
enough to admit a socket on an extension) I can see I'll need a deep well 
socket to unscrew the nuts.  What size deep well socket is required?

Thanks,

Allen Miles
S/V Septima
C&C 30-2
Hampton, VA



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