Saturday, October 3, 2009

Troublesome Leaks

Some of you know that I have been frustrated by three leaks in the house (not the hull) of Popeye. One was in the false stack which is actually a locker (cupboard) and left that area always wet. The second was immediately over the aft berth (bed) which made any overnight use or even just making the bed problematic. These two leaks showed up immediately after the boat got here from the east coast and were part of an old pattern that the previous owner had known about from his previous owner, but had not experienced. And the final one was in the overhead of the pilot house and it developed, as best we can be sure, after we put Popeye in the water. This one dripped on you while you we piloting the boat. Lots of fun in rainy Oregon.

Hopefully the leaks are gone. The boat yard at my marina (Multnomah Yacht Repair) found a seam where the false stack was joined to the pilot house that has been the source of the first two leaks. He fiberglassed what had been a caulked seam and the leaks are gone -- or appear to be.

He also applied a rubberized roof coating to the pilot house roof so that it will hopefully not leak. In the process we removed the search light since it seemed to be the source of the roof leak and I never have liked roof mounted search lights. They seem to blind me with reflected light so I can't see any thing anyway.

I feel good with at least the hope that the leaks are gone. Might even make the bed.

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