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

[Lowe, Rob]

Mike,
Good question.  How about some type of shower door seal?  Our walk in shower door seal leaked underneath it until we added a door seal.  It's got a U channel that fits on the bottom of the door and a lip that seals against the tile.  If you could find a door seal with the U channel that fits on the pop top and seals against the cabin top?  I found this page.

http://www.technologylk.com/__2112/shower-door-seals-and-sweeps.html

Maybe something like this?? You could put in on and remove it if needed. - rob

http://www.technologylk.com/__7736/polycarbonate-u-channel-with-wipe.html



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Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:36 AM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] making pop-top more water-tight

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
s/v Muireann
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