OK, that looks perfect. Kind of what I thought. Looks like I can buy the products locally at the WestMarine nearby. The hardware is all stainless onto the deck. The hand rails and other teak look fine. It is the pulpit and life line hardware where the trouble is. So, 4200 is the stuff even with stainless? Daniel On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:30 PM, W David Scobie wrote:
daniel:
rebed the hardware as soon as possible. if water gets into the balsa core BIG problems down the road.
i have outlined the process, in text and pictures, i took in rebedding the handrails that were leaking, on my M17, SWEET PEA. the steps are essentially the same for all desk hardware.
take a look at my www-site:
www.m17-375.webs.com
the specific page is -
http://m17-375.webs.com/rebeddinghardware.htm
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.us
--- On Sun, 2/20/11, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
Montypals:
Just got #208 from Bob Becker. Nice craft. Just did the driveway sail today in preparation for a real sail soon!
A couple of the through deck fittings are leaking a bit. These may be leaking through the section of wood core on the deck. There is no weakness there that I can feel. I noted a bit of water in the cabin after the big rain we had even with the boat covered. I can see the fitting that is leaking. What is the best way to deal with this, and what products do I need? I read somewhere that I should remove the fitting, use a bent nail or something on a drill bit to get out some of the core, and epoxy it first. Then redrill and seat with polyurethane sealer? Have I got the right idea here? What products to use?
Daniel
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