[Rhodes22-list] making pop-top more water-tight

[Rick]

Mike,

To hold the pop top down, do you use a line tied to the pop top brace and
held by a jam cleat on the side of the companionway step?

Rick

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Mike C <hmcheung57 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We're planning on taking Muireann along for my wife's family biennial
> reunion
> in the Outer Banks.  We did the same two years ago and had a great time day
> sailing out of a little marina on Kitty Hawk Bay and doing a little
> cruising
> on the Croatan, Currituck and Albermarle Sounds.  However, we did have one
> problem when we spend the better part of a day pounding our way windward
> between the Alligator River and Manteo.  We took waves over the bow for
> probably three hours and when we got to Manteo found that we had a boat
> full
> of water!  Best guess is that the water "shot" through the gap between the
> cabin top and the pop top due to the waves breaking over the bow.  So, I'm
> thinking of trying to seal that gap if possible with something that either
> doesn't interfere with the operation of the pop top when installed or is
> easy to remove and reinstall.  I'm going to do some experimentation with
> the
> ideas (whatever they turn out to be) and a water hose.   My initial thought
> is that something like foam pipe installation RTV'd to the raised rim on
> the
> cabin top that "engages" the pop top might just do the trick.  Alternately,
> RTV'ing some seal (again possibly small diameter pipe insulation or perhaps
> just flexible tubing (like clear PVC perhaps?)) to the inside of the pop
> top
> where its side meets its top might do the trick.
>
> Also, we'll be sure to tie down the pop top if we get into weather; which
> we
> did neglect last time.
>
> Thoughts?  Other ideas?  Anyone tried this before?  Would simply having the
> pop top tied down have prevented this?  I'm skeptical that it would have
> since I do get a fair bit of water "up under" the pop top when spraying off
> the cabin top with a hose.
>
> Thanks for any and all input!
>
>
>
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> Mike Cheung
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