[Sonar]Fixing a leaky sonar.

[Ernest Brody]

Stosh can fix the stringers.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org]On
> Behalf Of Mark Kochendorfer
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:26 AM
> To: sonar at lists.wyc.org
> Subject: Re: [Sonar]Fixing a leaky sonar.
>
>
> OK, I think I will leave the toe rail on and just caulk around
> it.  Thanks
> for the advice.
>
> I don't mind bailing before each race, but I am getting damage from the
> water.  Liberty has had two bulkheads or stringers added to stiffen the
> keel.  One of them is turning into mulch.  It was bad  when I bought the
> boat, but I want to stop the damage from getting worse.  The rear
> stringer
> is still solid, but it looks wet.
>
> When I bailed before the race on 10-30, for example, the water
> was up over
> the top of the keel sump and into the bottom of the hull.  That
> is too much.
>   This happened a few times this summer.
>
> I will do some testing with the garden hose and see if I can figure out
> where the water is coming from.
>
> Mark Kochendorfer
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "J.R. (home)" <johnrainaldi at myrealbox.com>
> >To: "Ernest Brody" <epbrody at earthlink.net>,"Mark Kochendorfer"
> ><mkochendorfer at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Sonar]Fixing a leaky sonar.
> >Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:40:25 -0600
> >
> >Mark,
> >
> >I have always thought the same thing as Ernest.  Now that said I
> know that
> >Zataway gets no where close to the amount of water that we get in the
> >bottom of her when it rains.  I would NOT try to remove the toerail.  We
> >had one replaced one time and I know how hard it was for the
> pros to get it
> >put back on.  I also believe that we get some in around the
> seats.  I agree
> >with Ern that a bead of caulk would be a good place to start.
> As for Amity
> >we just pump the water out prior to every race and don't worry
> about having
> >it sit in the bilge.  You only forget to pump once or twice for
> the first
> >year or ten and then you usually remember .... :)  (Seems like we almost
> >always forget at least one race each year)
> >
> >That's my 2 cents worth
> >
> >J.R.
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Ernest Brody
> >   To: Mark Kochendorfer ; sonar at lists.wyc.org
> >   Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:32 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [Sonar]Fixing a leaky sonar.
> >
> >
> >   I've always believed that the rainwater comes down the mast.  It may
> >come in the toe rail; I don't know.  A bead of caulk would be a
> good start.
> >  I'm reluctant to remove the toerail.
> >
> >   Ernest
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org
> >[mailto:sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org]On Behalf Of Mark Kochendorfer
> >     Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:09 PM
> >     To: sonar at lists.wyc.org
> >     Subject: [Sonar]Fixing a leaky sonar.
> >
> >
> >     I want to fix the leaks in Liberty so that the rain does
> not fill the
> >bilge between races (when it rains).  I believe that the toe rail is the
> >source of most of the water.
> >
> >     If that is where the water is coming in, does anyone have a proven
> >technique for fixing that?  The toe rail appears to be held on with
> >screws--not bolts.  Should I remove the toe rail, caulk and
> replace it?  Or
> >should I just add a bead of caulk to the joint on the outside without
> >removing the toe rail?
> >
> >     Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I was planning on fixing it
> >myself.
> >
> >     Mark
> >
> >
> >
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