[C320-list] Stern Shower Leak

[Allan Field]

I just went through this yesterday on my boat. I found that the water was
getting into the shower enclosure through the bolt holes that hold the
ledge for the helm seat and the 2 bolt holes that hold the helm seat clamp
in place. The rain water would come through those bolt/screw holes, run
down the top of the enclosure then down the hose, which made it appear that
the water was coming from the hose or faucets, which it wasn't. The way I
discovered this was to start spraying water low on the enclosure then work
my way up. Once I got to the ledge and clamp, I could see water coming in.
I rebedded everything yesterday and am pretty confident that the problem is
resolved. I even sealed the ledge which had no caulk around it.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - C387, #103 (formerly C320, #808)
Columbia, MD

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 4:54 AM Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:

> Dave
> How do you “seal” the hose exit hole? It seems to me that this will be the
> weakest link in the chain? When showering, water will almost certainly
> trail back along the hose and run through that hole
> On my hull (366) there is a substantial gap between the hose and the hole
> it runs through
> Graeme
>
> Sent from my phone. Excuse typos!
>
> > On 8 Oct 2020, at 23:15, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Update ... I removed the faucet set from my cockpit shower enclosure
> today.  The faucet assembly had absolutely no gasket or seal on the
> bottom.  So, it is not surprising that water that leaks into the enclosure
> (not water tight) would migrate under the faucet assembly and leak into the
> stern area via the holes in the enclosure bottom  for the faucet water hose
> connections.
> > I cleaned up the bottom of the enclosure and the bottom edges of the
> faucet  assembly, lined the area that the faucets occupy on the bottom with
> butyl tape, and then seated the faucets in this to form a seal/"gasket".
> The enclosure itself and it's seal into the hull seems fine/no cracks.
> > I am very confident this will eliminate the leak I had, but need to wait
> for a rain to confirm (or if I wash the boat first). I am puzzled why I
> haven't detected this leak before .... It was allowing a lot of leakage
> recently into the stern compartment and traveling forward to corners within
> the open sections under the aft bedroom matress.
> > I have a few photos showing the removed faucet and the enclosure that I
> will email individually if anyone is interested.
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 C329 (#32)
> >    On Sunday, October 4, 2020, 08:40:56 PM EDT, Dave Hupe <
> hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >  I don't think the enclosure is bad, but I believe there had to be a
> seal beneath the faucet base itself where mounted in the enclosure. Like
> many other things on my +25 year old boat, I believe the seal has
> "expired". I plan to dismount the faucet and check it out.  Right now I am
> planning to use butyl rubber to reseal.
> > Thanks
> > Dave Hupe1994 C320 (#32)
> >    On Sunday, October 4, 2020, 08:01:36 PM EDT, Ade Bateman <
> ade.bateman at outlook.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I also had this issue - my cockpit shower enclosure was cracked,
> and water was dripping through the crack and down the hose. If it is just
> leaking between the enclosure and the valves, then I imagine butyl tape
> should do it - I ended up having to replace the enclosure (
> https://www.ssicustomplastics.com/services/showers-and-washdowns/).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
> Dave Hupe
> > Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2020 11:41 AM
> > To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> > Subject: [C320-list] Stern Shower Leak
> >
> > Has anyone else had leaks around the cockpit shower faucet base down
> into the stern compartments?  I have the original style faucets
> https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-350/hull-deck/stern/shower-valve-for-cockpit-shower-lt-2004/
> and it appears to me that water is just getting into the cockpit enclosure
> and then seeping under the base of the faucet assembly and showing as drips
> coming down the threaded mounts underneath and the attached hoses. The
> faucets work fine.  I'm wondering if I just need to unscrew the faucet
> assembly nuts underneath, raise the faucets and replace a seal (maybe seat
> it on butyl rubber??)? Thanks for any feedback.
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 C320 (#32)
> > Holland, MI
> >
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