[Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited

[Mary Lou Troy]

Wally, I remember a a long while back (probably on the Sailnet Rhodes list) 
a discussion of rain coming in the companionway hatch but I think it had to 
do with the piano hinge on the hatchboards themselves. If I remember 
correctly the piano hinge will leak if the boards are used with the hinge 
on the inside but not if you use them with the hinge on the outside. Don't 
know if this applies in your case but thought I would pass it along.

Mary Lou


At 08:24 AM 3/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>A while back I got some good advice on repairing a slow leak that I 
>thought was coming from my Pendant Tube. After closer inspection it turns 
>out the my tube is fine. I can see why others have had to cut a hole for 
>this repair, what a bitch to get at!
>
>A few bucket tests revealed that the tube wasn't the cause of the leak. 
>Driving rain can leak around and under my companionway door and then drip 
>onto the cabin step. It doesn't leak much and it really takes a bunch of 
>heavy rain to make this happen. I have placed a boom tent (brown poly 
>tarp) over the cabin and hatch and I am guessing this will help.
>
>Anyone else have rain water come in through the companionway door? Is 
>there anything I can put on the door itself to help seal better?
>
>Wally
>
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