On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:17 AM, allen <allenmi...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> **
> 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
>
> ------------------------------ Allen, Hi, I have the same boat ['91
> vintage], and although my starboard-side port lites were replaced about 4
> years ago, I have noticed minor water intrusion recently. My boat is in
> Deltaville. In prep for Sandy, I used butyl tape [gray color from Cooper
> Marine - they're on the web] around the edges as a "stop-gap" measure.With
> the significant rainfall from Sandy, I think it helped a lot. That said, it
> doesn't look very appealing, but it should hold up until I can make more
> permanent repairs. My windows have been re-done at least once. SikaFlex
> 295UV was used as the adhesive/sealant. It seems to work OK. Also, I've had
> problems with the sailtracks leaking. I'm thinking I'll raise these up a few
> inches and use the butyl tape around the bolts. You might check the white
> cap/plugs below the port lights [underside] for signs of water intrusion.
> Pete WintersSiren SongC&C 30MKII
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