[Rhodes22-list] Leak from above

[Chris Cowie]

I think Stan only covers leaks from below, not from above but I would  
appreciate any input he can offer.

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Nov 21, 2009, at 7:58 PM, "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris,
>
> It is still 2009.  Seems like Stan's warranty should cover that.
>
> Rick
>
> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:16 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have had a leak at the port rail thru deck fitting that started  
>> as a
>> regular drip early in the season on my new R22 2009.  I removed the  
>> rail
>> nuts from inside the cabin but the rail would not budge.  It seemed  
>> like I
>> would really have to pry to get the rail to budge the and I hate to  
>> ruin
>> what might be a good tight fit so I left the rail in place and used  
>> some
>> clear silicon sealant around the rail were it sits on the cabin top
>> outside.
>> I think I also read on the list that other thru deck fittings might  
>> be the
>> cause of this type of leak so I also removed the stay attachment and
>> re-installed with the same clear silicone sealant.  This seemed to  
>> abate
>> the
>> leak for a while but it came back with a vengance when Ida came  
>> thru.  The
>> little plastic cap that conceals the nut from below was wet when I  
>> checked
>> on it Friday.  Is it feasable that any of the other nearby thru deck
>> fittings could be leaking and the water migrates thru the wood core  
>> between
>> the inner and outer fiberglass shells?  Should I just ago ahead and  
>> pry off
>> the rail and reset with clear silicone? Is the operable hatch a  
>> likely
>> culprit and should I take out all the screws, pry up the hatch and  
>> reset
>> with silicone sealant?  Has anyone encountered and solved this  
>> problem?
>> Enclosed is a pdf with several photos for reference.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p26459988/r22leak.pdf r22leak.pdf
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