[C320-list] Help with aft cabin leak

[Warren Updike]

Thanks, Herb.  I did a couple of stanchions last year and acquired the bull-nose wrenches as a reward.  This time, I'm not sure the leak is from the Stanchion, so I'm having the yard take a look.
Warren

-----Original Message-----
From: hcreech at comcast.net [mailto:hcreech at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:44 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Help with aft cabin leak

Warren, 

I had a similar leak from the stanchion and did a similar repair. I was a little intimidated at first but was not as hard as I anticipated. One set of tools that really helped were bullnose wrenches, I have a set on the boat. They really made it much easier to remove and tighten the nuts once the hole was cut. If you would like to borrow them when you do your repair let me know, you are not far from me. 

Herb Creech 
Cloud Chaser 606 





----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren" <wupdike at hotmail.com> 
To: c320-list at googlegroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:24:04 AM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Help with aft cabin leak 

Thanks, Pat. Just the info I was hoping for. Warren 

On Monday, August 27, 2012 11:58:33 PM UTC-4, pat reynolds wrote: 

> Warren, we had the same leak which was from the Gate stanchion above. 
> The paneling was also starting to rot from the moisture. Both the interior 
> port and the paneling were easy to remove on our 1995 model. We were able 
> to remove the interior ring and actually in the three years since I have 
> not gotten around to putting it back together to my wife's chagrin. The 
> fiberglass underneath was white and still is although I bought and recup a 
> piece of paneling from Menards as they were the closest thing to the 
> original. The paneling is screwed on, and can be removed after you remove 
> the port cover and interior frame. I then removed the wood strip after 
> unscrewing the lights. This gives you access to the liner. I used a 2 1/2 
> inch circular saw blade and cut out the liner to get access to the 
> stanchion nuts. The holes are covered up when you put the wood strip 
> back. Remove and clean the stanchion and rail and caulk. When putting the 
> nuts 
> back on don't tighten, let the caulk set up to provide a rubberlike seal. 
> 
> From: Warren Updike <wup... at hotmail.com <javascript:>> 
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:35 PM 
> Subject: [C320-list] Help with aft cabin leak 
> 
> We have a leak in the aft cabin on the hull above the hanging locker on our 
> hull #62. I'm 90% sure it is from the stanchion above. However, the 
> resulting moisture behind the wood paneling has started to mildew and 
> permeate the paneling. I need to remove the paneling to clean it up and 
> refinish. If anyone has removed this panel, I could use some hints. 
> 
> The mounting ring of the stbd fixed port is attached over the paneling 
> making it necessary to remove the mounting ring to remove the paneling. It 
> appears the outside finishing ring on the port is bonded to the hull. What 
> I want to know is can I safely remove the inside ring without compromising 
> the watertight integrity of the port. Also, we're in the water and 
> wouldn't 
> want the port to drop overboard. 
> 
> Any other hints gratefully accepted. 
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike 
> 
> 1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar" 
> 
>