[C320-list] Black stains from ports

[Jeff Hare]

Warren,  

Our boat #809 does the same thing prettymuch anywhere water channels so I suspect it might just be the dirt from the rain clinging to the wax. 

Catalina Direct was advertising somthing I think that would channel the water to drip off rather than run down the hull.   This probably doesn't help for the cabin-top ports however.

Some clever member years back, used some plastic (like that clear clamshell plastic crap everything's sold in these days) to make small deflectors so the rain would drip off away from the hull and not leave streaks. 

-Jeff 


------Original Message------
From: Warren Updike
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Subject: [C320-list] Black stains from ports
Sent: Nov 18, 2009 7:45 AM

I guess because of the age of our hull #62, now 16 years, the gaskets are
breaking down and a black streak stains the hull under the ports. None leak
so I'm not considering re-bedding yet. Has anyone a good way to treat the
gaskets so they don't produce this ugly stain?

 

Warren & Pattie Updike

Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"

Middle River, Chesapeake Bay