Cape Dory 28 Sailboat COMPANION WAY TEAK LEAK

[Pete]

Hello again:


2) Did not notice this development until rainy season got under
way: Water is somehow making way from the OUTSIDE of boat, through the joints in the varnished wood trim lining the
companion way, under the sliding hatch, such that it
seeps out at each overhead corner INSIDE the
boat, reaches critical mass, and then drops onto the innermost corner of the starboard and portside settees.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, did you just add another
coat of varnish, trying to fill in the space between the joints, somehow inject a sealant between the joints in the
wood pieces where they come together to form the corners,
or have to take apart everything?


Any feedback appreciated



dibblep@vcss.k12.ca.us

[Mike Thorpe]

Pete,
I had this same problem with my CD27. The bottom line was that I had to take out all of the companion way teak including the hatch slide trim. When I got it apart it was apparent that my starboard side leak was coming from the port side trim. After rebedding everything no more leaks.

It took about 4 hours to disassemble everything and about the same amount of time to put it all back. I did this last fall when the boat was out of the water. Had everything disassembled for about a week while I refinished all the teak and painted the inside of the hatch slide & sea hood.

It actually wasn't that bad just be careful taking the bungs out (use a self tapping screw)and go slow.


Mike
CD27 Lady Jane



mthorpe@capecod.net

[Bill]

I had the same problem with my 25D when I bought her. Fortunitly (sp) i was able to stop it by removing the sea hood and cleaning and then rebedding the teak topside. That stopped it. While I was there I inspected all the teak and found no signs of damage which might have required the extreme that the previous poster had to do!!!

Bill

Hello again:


2) Did not notice this development until rainy season got under
way: Water is somehow making way from the OUTSIDE of boat, through the joints in the varnished wood trim lining the
companion way, under the sliding hatch, such that it
seeps out at each overhead corner INSIDE the
boat, reaches critical mass, and then drops onto the innermost corner of the starboard and portside settees.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, did you just add another
coat of varnish, trying to fill in the space between the joints, somehow inject a sealant between the joints in the
wood pieces where they come together to form the corners,
or have to take apart everything?


Any feedback appreciated

cd25d@clnk.com

[Tom Young]

This may be easier than you think. In my case, in our CD 28, the leak was caused by faulty caulking around the boards that trim the interior of the companionway. Remove the fiberglass hood over the slide. Pull the old sealant(scrape etc} out around the trim boards. Apply a bead of quality sealant to the clean dry joint. Re bed the hood and screw it back in. Our leak always hit the port side berth, it's gone now no matter how much it rains. Now maybe I can fix some other ones.




fish@mint.net

[Andrew Blight]

Hello again:


2) Did not notice this development until rainy season got under
way: Water is somehow making way from the OUTSIDE of boat, through the joints in the varnished wood trim lining the
companion way, under the sliding hatch, such that it
seeps out at each overhead corner INSIDE the
boat, reaches critical mass, and then drops onto the innermost corner of the starboard and portside settees.

I had a leak of that kind when first acquainted with my CD 30. It went away completely when I unblocked the drain holes and cleaned the leafy debris out of the slides. It may be worth a look, though I guess rebedding the teak would be stronger medicine.

[Pete Dibble]

Thankyou Andrew, Tom, Bill and Mike:


I guess we will probably have to do a little dismantling to take
care of the problem - but thanks to your feedback, it sounds
doable.

PDibble



dibblep@vcss.k12.ca.us